Sentence examples for avoid conviction from inspiring English sources

How did they avoid conviction?

Mr. Astakhov helped Mr. Gusinsky avoid conviction on fraud charges.

It is also possible that Soering's errors were deliberate, an attempt to avoid conviction.

Judge Gilmore, for instance, said Mr. Guerinot "made an imperfect attempt to avoid conviction and death".

Or, as the prosecution believes, is it all a ploy to avoid conviction?

The Louisiana House voted to impeach on eight counts, but Long was able to win over just enough senators to avoid conviction.

In Maryland, second offenders no longer may avoid convictions by receiving probation before judgment.

However, few lawmakers ever go to jail because they can be tried only by the Supreme Court, meaning years of delays and effectively enabling many of them to avoid convictions.

She said: "The original bill was more stringent, but nonetheless, the new law will deter honour killings in the future because perpetrators will not be able to avoid convictions".

They're offering more chances for criminal defendants to avoid convictions through pretrial programs and increased use of taxpayer-funded lawyers to protect the rights of the accused.

She also helped to establish diversion programs in the county, including one that aims to help homeless people who commit low-level offenses avoid convictions.