Sentence examples for failed plea from inspiring English sources

Mr. Wheeler, Mr. McLeod, Steve Williams and John Williams had faced the most serious charge, aggravated manslaughter, in the failed plea deal.

At times he has been tough (witness Romario's tearful, failed plea for inclusion in the 2002 squad) but mainly the approach has been fond, protective and paternal; most notably, and most pragmatically, with Neymar.

When asked by reporters if she was open to talks, Grace Poe, the adopted daughter of a late movie star, replied "Why not?" but she added: "At this point, what is there to talk about?" The failed plea further divided the presidential hopefuls, with Roxas saying Poe had "rejected and ridiculed my offer".

"It is wise to always err on the side of life," he said, wisdom that apparently had not occurred to him in 1999, when he mocked the failed pleas for clemency of Karla Faye Tucker, the born-again Texas death-row inmate, in a magazine interview with Tucker Carlson.

And while everyone seems to call for "taking care of our vets," our nation has failed that plea - or else I would not be visiting Graterford Prison, today.

But the plea failed to sway OPEC.

The cause of truth is failed because a plea bargain decides the question of guilt without adjudicating the evidence.

Both of the cases before the court involved defendants who failed to take plea bargains after receiving bad legal advice.

As well as facing Congo, Becker will lead his new team out against Burkina Faso and Gabon in Group A. Equatorial Guinea stepped in as last-minute replacements for original hosts Morocco, who failed in their plea to the Confederation of African Football to postpone the tournament because of fears over the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus.

Counsel remarked that "seldom in the history of libel actions has such a plea failed so completely and utterly".

As Barnes began his testimony on the second day of proceedings, Raith's counsel announced settlement of the case and commented to the court, "... seldom in the history of libel actions has such a plea failed so completely and utterly".