Example sentences of "guilty [prep] the [adj] offence " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they turn to the handling charge they must presume that he is not guilty of robbery ; and , if they are quite satisfied that he must have been guilty of the one offence or the other , they are bound to conclude that he was guilty of handling . |
| 2 | Such a solution " detracts , or may be thought to detract , from the obligation of the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of the particular offence , before they enter such a verdict " . |
| 3 | A passenger who is screaming to get out of a car , who is trying to stop a driver driving dangerously , will still be guilty of the aggravated offence . |
| 4 | Anthony Scrivener referred to the Bill as unique in jurisprudence because a defendant can be guilty of the aggravated offence even though he does no other act than commit the basic offence , and the event which makes the crime aggravated is outside his or her control . |
| 5 | Such an arrangement would encourage defendants to plead guilty to the lesser offence and thus spare the complainant the trauma of giving evidence in court . |
| 6 | He pleaded guilty to the drink-drive offence which happened on December 22nd . |