Sentence examples for affect convictions from inspiring English sources
The court below rejected the claim, holding that Escobedo did not affect convictions which had become final prior to the date of that decision, 6 and it is this holding which we are principally called upon to review.
They inhabit David Gallo's evocative urban-jungle jumble of a set (and Clint Ramos's sociologically exact costumes) with fervent and affecting conviction.
434, 78 L.Ed. 763 (1934), that repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment abated all prosecutions begun, and required reversal on direct review of all convictions obtained, under statutes dependent for their constitutionality on the repealed amendment, yet did not affect final convictions so obtained?
Yet a reversal would not affect the convictions of the defendants in the conspiracy who have pleaded guilty.
(2) This Act does not affect any conviction or sentence or give rise to any right, entitlement or liability, and does not affect the prerogative of mercy.
The court said that due process required prosecutors to disclose to criminal defendants any exculpatory evidence they asked for that was likely to affect a conviction or sentence.
(2) This Act does not affect any conviction or sentence or give rise to any right, entitlement or liability, and does not affect the prerogative of mercy. 2 Short title (1) This Act may be cited as the Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) Act 2012.
A commutation modifies the sentence, but doesn't affect the conviction.
The decision did not affect the conviction of Justin A. Volpe, who admitted the attack.
Wu said he did not believe that any change in policy would affect the conviction of Charles Lynch, 47.
For example, in a June 1997 memo, Keeney told federal prosecutors that the criminal division and the FBI would "arrange for an independent, complete review of the Laboratory's findings and any related testimony" in all convictions in which they found there was a "reasonable probability" that work by discredited agents had affected the conviction or sentence.
