Sentence examples for change a verdict from inspiring English sources

This appears to be one of the first instances in the country where a district attorney has not just waited to be petitioned, but has taken the initiative in searching for cases where DNA tests had not been performed originally and where it could change a verdict, or possibly a life.

Political pressure to change a court verdict is a call for foreign hegemony.

This week, the Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld Judge Hiller Zobel's decision last November to change a murder verdict against Miss Woodward into one of involuntary manslaughter and to sentence her merely to the 279 days she had already spent in prison.

It's still not exactly clear how a verdict will change the way water is distributed between the two states.

Administration officials warily monitored the maneuvering to form a new Government in Moscow today, disturbed by possible signs of backsliding on Russia's commitment to tough economic changes but reluctant to render a verdict until new personnel and policies were in place.

Also, "Live with Dan Abrams" is officially undergoing a name change to "Verdict with Dan Abrams," which will also launch on March 17th.

But rarely has such a verdict led prosecutors to change their minds.

Comedian Bill Cosby's recent sexual assault conviction is a rare victory for victims, but it will take much more than a high-profile guilty verdict to change a legal system with a long history of mistreating survivors.

"Most of the money was spent to buy connections to try to change the verdict," he said, a sad, embarrassed smile playing over his lips.

Juries frequently refused to condemn ships accused of violating the acts; in one instance Bradstreet tried three times to get a jury to change its verdict.

It is always possible that these developments could cause a polling misfire -- in either direction -- to a degree that lacks historical precedent, but with just hours remaining before the vote count begins, it would take just such a systematic error to change the verdict of the pre-election surveys.