The phrase "as they were convicted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing legal matters, particularly when referring to individuals who have been found guilty of a crime.
Example: "The defendants were sentenced to prison time as they were convicted of multiple charges."
Alternatives: "since they were found guilty" or "as they were deemed guilty."
St Gilbert's, which closed in 1986, received boys as young as 11 when they were convicted of petty misdemeanours.
Tomes' bill would send someone to jail for up to a year and fine them as much as $5,000 if they were convicted of entering a bathroom that does not match up with their birth gender.
Patriots like these are being treated as though they were convicted felons and unceremoniously booted out.
Under Canada's Youth Justice Act, youth under 18 charged with a crime usually go through a separate court system and face lighter sentences than if they were convicted as an adult.
Much of the report draws on public hearing testimony and personal interviews with some of those currently serving sentences of 20 to more than 60 years in Connecticut prisons for crimes they were convicted of as children.
Scores of gay men have been forced to register as sex offenders in California after they were convicted of lewd conduct under similar circumstances, a practice that ruins lives and unfairly lumps such men in with convicted rapists and child molesters, activists said.
The young men were charged with arson and reckless endangerment as hate crimes, a designation that stiffens the penalties, if they are convicted, to as much as 3 1/2 to 15 years in prison.
Because of their age, prosecutors had to charge them as adults, but if they are convicted, they will be classified as "youthful offenders," which would seal their records, since none of them have convictions in the past, according to a law enforcement official.
Under the refinement, when illegal immigrants are arrested solely for traffic offenses and do not have a prior criminal record, federal agents will only consider placing a hold — known as a detainer — after they are convicted.
In a separate but related decision Monday, the court ruled that judges may require people to register as sex offenders, even if they are convicted of no sex crimes, and to be subject to residency requirements.
