Has the excuse of "I was only following orders", ceased to be a legitimate legal defence?
He was just following orders, he said, from a Zeta named Fernando, who remained at large.
Duch pleaded guilty, but he said he was only following orders and asked for forgiveness.
More often, criminal charges come from federal officials lying to cover up wrongdoing, rather than from following orders, he said.
It is not immediately clear whether or not the protesters were following orders or whether they decided to act alone.
Staff will not welcome him if he is seen to hold them to task for following orders from the Bush administration.
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In the last week of his trial, Duch argued that international law did not apply to him because he was following orders.
His case means that potential defendants might no longer be able to hide behind the argument, in court, that they were simply following orders.
In July 1942, more than 20 vessels were sunk following orders to scatter because of fears of an attack by warships including the Tirpitz.
In July 1942, more than 20 vessels were sunk following orders to scatter because of fears of an attack by warships, which included the Tirpitz.
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His case means that potential defendants such as Hans Lipschis might no longer be able to hide behind the argument, in court, that they were simply following orders.
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Others sometimes respond that they are just following orders.
Coetzee was central to many secrets of the apartheid era, but in giving him amnesty for his crimes, the Truth Commission found that he had simply been following orders from higher-ranking security police commanders.
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So it's too bad David's actions don't make a lot of sense, at least not to this perplexed viewer, who couldn't be sure if the robot was following orders or following his own agenda.
He maintains that he was following the orders of military intelligence officers.
Virgin Media and other ISPs have also blocked access to The Pirate Bay following court orders from the music industry trade body the BPI.
Despite the intense grief, Vallely knew that pursuing the best possible treatment for his daughter and following doctors orders to exercise and maintain a positive outlook, while remaining true to his duties as a husband, father and businessman, was the only choice he had.
He's usually at the office, following up on orders to his deputies and sending out e-mails.
The sexual health charity claims there was a legitimate expectation that revised guidance would be completed following earlier court orders.
Hundreds of BAE workers have already taken voluntary redundancy following a slowdown in orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter.
"She is merely an 82-year-old woman following doctor's orders to rest up and de-stress, away from phones and computers, " he tweeted.
The Office for National Statistics had earlier said imports had increased following a rise in orders for aircraft, ahead of a change in VAT.
But the former chief financial officer has denied wrongdoing, telling prosecutors that he was simply following Mr Tanzi's orders.
Dogs in Warwick will have to remain on leads in some areas following the introduction of dog control orders.
This puts the pressure on Moda's artistic director, Taylor Tomasi Hill, and its director of designer ready-to-wear, Indre Rockefeller, who must calibrate the orders during the frenzied selling period immediately following the runway show, while the online trunk shows take place nearly simultaneously.
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Last year, the New Jersey warehouse fulfilled 85% of its Black Friday orders on Friday and finished the rest the following day.
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Orders for manufactured goods in September fell again, following a downward revision to August's figure.
What's more, following rules introduced a couple of years ago, they refrained from routing orders through the NYSE because it was not functioning as normal.
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