Sentence examples for be convicted for from inspiring English sources

Now, he said, "nobody will be convicted for the horrible crimes against Kosovo Serbs".

He is the first mayor to be convicted for corruption in New Orleans, which has a reputation for flamboyant graft.

Hypothetical: Let's say you've committed a crime and, for whatever reason, don't want to be convicted for it.

Mr. Papon is the highest ranking French official to be convicted for his role in the treatment of Jews.

Bolton was one of a string of defendants to be convicted for their part in fake bomb detector scams.

He urged that those who led protests be convicted for taking up arms against people, an offense punishable by death.

He reportedly confessed: "I had to murder people so I would be convicted for murder and given the death sentence.

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where people can be convicted for paying for sex.

Prosecutors had argued successfully that Chauke should be convicted for the murder of the accomplice who was killed by rangers, South Africa's SABC News said on its website.

Similar incidents have occurred in the UK - in April, Robert Knowles became the first person in the country to be convicted for a drone-related offence.

Rober Knowles, a TV repair shop owner from Barrow-in-Furness became the first person to be convicted for using a drone in April last year.