mitigating circumstances

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“She feels horrible about all of this. Nobody wants to be in the chain of causation,” Geragos said, adding that he will present evidence of mitigating circumstances at her Dec. 10 sentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

He looked through thousands of pages of this very complex, highly contested record, purported to weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, decided which were true and false, and drew his own conclusions.

From Slate • May 31, 2024

There are mitigating circumstances which apply in the situation of the elderly man who died of AKPV.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

James Ellenson, one of Taylor’s attorneys, said earlier this year there were “ mitigating circumstances ” surrounding the situation, including Taylor’s miscarriages and postpartum depression.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Still, I might have resisted the temptation to read on after I had discovered your address, and although she grants the mitigating circumstances, still she must resent, just a little, my knowledge of its contents.'

From Against Odds A Detective Story by Lynch, Lawrence L.