Sentence examples for could have convicted from inspiring English sources

"If Jens Soering hadn't admitted to it, I don't know that we could have convicted him".

Had it been provided in 1977, we could have convicted all three of these Klansmen.

In Mr. Goyal's case, the appeals court ordered the entry of a judgment of acquittal because it concluded no rational jury could have convicted him based on the evidence presented, a fairly uncommon outcome.

The jury could have convicted Mr. Gray of lesser charges of vehicular manslaughter or negligent homicide for the accident, which happened in the shadow of the Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park, just after dark on Aug. 4.

"Under aiding and abetting the way it was, they could have convicted [former US President] Bill Clinton, [US diplomat] Richard Holbrooke.

Prosecutors did, however, avoid a more disturbing outcome: Alex and Derek could have been convicted under one theory and Mr. Chavis under another, guaranteeing that someone who was innocent was convicted.

Had the jury accepted that defense, Mr. Hubrecht could have been convicted on the lesser charge of manslaughter.

He expresses doubt that Kreuger could have been convicted of fraud if he had not died first, apparently from suicide.

The judge said that he was satisfied that Mr. Ghailani could have been convicted of additional counts, including the 224 murders for which he was acquitted.

Under Ohio's law on aiding and abetting, Stumpf could have been convicted of aggravated murder no matter who fired the gun.

The judge, Lewis A. Kaplan, said in a ruling on Friday that there was sufficient evidence that Mr. Ghailani was a "knowing and willing" participant, and that he could have been convicted of all 224 murders.