His attorneys argued he was guilty of being a bad husband to his wife, Elizabeth, who died in 2010, but had committed no crime.

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Edwards' lawyers argued he was guilty of being a bad husband to his wife, Elizabeth, who died of cancer in 2010, but had committed no crime.

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It wants to lock up people who have severe personality disorders but who have committed no crime.

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The investigation followed up on media reports that a prisoner and a dead man had also "voted" but found no crime had been committed - the second individual having died after returning his postal vote.

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But this Julian Sanchez post is an excellent reminder that Zimmerman might have committed no crime while doing something that was morally wrong, or might have committed murder even if Martin was not entirely without moral culpability.

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But when going by the letter of the law, no reasonable person would conclude that a federal crime had been committed.

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