Word: intents
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...admit. But I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within the law, and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent...
...told Doudle that Sirhan would admit only the "mechanical act" of pulling the trigger. The jury, said Cooper, would be called on to consider "not only the act but the intent" before deciding whether Sirhan is guilty as charged. Then he asked: "Now that you have been told the defendant committed the act, would that prejudice you so that you couldn't try him for intent?" Doudle said that it would, and was excused as a juror...
...prove diminished responsibility by presenting psychiatric evidence. Cooper's claim would not be that Sirhan was insane at the time of the shooting. Rather, as Cooper indicated, the defense would try to prove that because of mental or emotional illness, Sirhan lacked the malice or "specific intent" required for a first-degree conviction. Unlike a plea of insanity-which can lead to acquittal-the strategy has been used mainly to avoid execution. Thus, the defense in the Sirhan case may be willing to settle for a second-degree murder or manslaughter verdict, since neither of these charges carries...
...essentials, the Nixon Administration and the independent Federal Reserve Board seem to agree. To halt inflation, said Secretary of the Treasury-designate David Kennedy last week, "we must maintain a tight budget and a restrictive monetary policy." The Federal Reserve has gone to considerable lengths lately to proclaim its intent to curb credit gradually...
Splurge. The agreement came in "letters of intent" from the Japan Iron & Steel Exporters' Association and the six-nation European Coal and Steel Community. In addition, Secretary of State Dean Rusk said that other leading steel producers, presumably Britain and Canada, are expected to hold down their exports. As a result, Rusk added, U.S. steel imports-which soared to 17.5 million tons in 1968-will be limited to 14 million tons this year, 14.7 million in 1970 and 15.4 million...