Sentence examples for call for an acquittal from inspiring English sources

The trial went forward despite the prosecution's call for an acquittal.

Patrick J. Lynch, the head of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, visited the courtroom on Tuesday, and spoke to reporters outside, calling for an acquittal and describing the charges as "a fiction".

However, both the defence and prosecution had called for an acquittal.

A murder case that helped fuel Donald Trump's call for a border wall ended in an acquittal on Thursday when a San Francisco jury found undocumented immigrant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty in the shooting death of 32-year-old Kate Steinle, the Washington Post reports.

The state prosecutor had called for a seven-month prison sentence, while defence lawyer Katja Reichelt had argued for an acquittal for the 43-year-old, claiming that there was no proof that the Facebook account had been public.

The verdict will surprise advocates who were steeling themselves for an acquittal.

But Joseph K. consumes himself in a search for inaccessible courts and for an acquittal from his unknown offense.

The defense asked for an acquittal that could allow release of the defendant, Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch.

Mr. Ortseifen's lawyer, Rainer Hamm, had asked for an acquittal and said his client would appeal Wednesday's decision.

Yes, but apparently not enough for an acquittal.

One could even argue that by setting the bar too high, the prosecution asked for an acquittal".