Sentence examples for get convicted of from inspiring English sources

It's easier to get convicted of a capital crime than to bring securities litigation.

"I thought I was going to get convicted of statutory rape and go home that day".

We have, however, what strikes us as a sound, if somewhat drastic idea for punishing anybody who happens to get convicted of this felony.

Instead, after Monserrate read a statement pointing out that lots of other people in the Legislature get convicted of things, the chamber silently voted 53 to 8 for expulsion.

But, more startlingly, the children of students affected by the reform were less likely than the children of students not in the reform group to get convicted of a crime.

It is too common an occurrence that people get convicted of drink-driving and they are back on the road either illegal or unfortunately legally.

Ledford got caught doing something, but what he got convicted of doing was not that egregious".

New faces appear rarely, usually when a lawmaker retires, dies or, increasingly, gets convicted of abusing the public trust.

Last year, she got convicted of welfare fraud after she was caught working part time at a nursing home while collecting her checks.

"The chances of this guy getting convicted of anything were as likely as John Rocker winning the Anti-Defamation lifetime lifetime achievement award," said David Wolfe, Oakley's lawyer.

And now, thanks to Sara Jane Olson and her return to the spacious house and gracious life she's made for herself in St . Paul we know what it's called when a rich, white woman gets convicted of trying to kill cops and robbing a bank: "idealism".