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The phrase "a wrongful conviction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a legal case where a person is found guilty of a crime they did not commit.
Example: "The documentary highlighted the story of a wrongful conviction that led to years of imprisonment for an innocent man."
Alternatives: "an unjust conviction" or "a false conviction".
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Some false accusations of rape lead to a wrongful conviction.
But readers should not think that spectacular elements are required before a wrongful conviction can occur.
Every time there's a wrongful conviction, the state loses a chance at a "rightful" conviction.
Eric Volz turned a wrongful conviction in Nicaragua into a vocation, helping other Americans imprisoned overseas.
A wrongful conviction will mean that the real perpetrator may still be walking our streets".
"I did 12 years on a wrongful conviction, and no one was punished for it".
Mr. Kuby said the settlement was the fourth largest in a wrongful conviction case in the state.
"I'm not sure you could come up with language that precludes the possibility of a wrongful conviction," he said.
Sizemore's tour of the case shadows Soering's own and, both men believe, points to a wrongful conviction.
It was a cover-your-ass deal to make sure there would be no lawsuit for a wrongful conviction.
Across much of the country, sealing or clearing a criminal record after a wrongful conviction is a tangled and expensive process, advocates and former prisoners say.
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