Sentence examples for grounds for overturning from inspiring English sources

That evidence was cited as grounds for overturning Mr. Tankleff's convictions.

In 2007 the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) granted Megrahi an appeal, having identified six possible grounds for overturning the conviction.

Newly discovered evidence of innocence, said the court, was not sufficient grounds for overturning a conviction.Once the appeals are exhausted and execution day approaches, the case is considered by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy cited the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection as the primary grounds for overturning DOMA -- and this is exactly as it should be, so kudos to Kennedy and his concurring cohorts.

In 1959, the privilege was invoked as the ground for overturning the child-abuse conviction of a woman whose Lutheran minister had testified against her.

As the meaning accorded to a particular fundamental liberty may be a potential ground for overturning Parliamentary legislation, it is crucial that the court should not merely rely on international law to determine the meaning of the liberty, unless there is evidence that the executive considers there is indeed an adoption of the particular international law norm.

The players won 1 euro for overturning a red card and lost 1 euro for overturning a black card.

Similar trend was noticed for overturning moments and floor acceleration as well.

This alone should be enough legal and moral grounds for the overturning of it.

The attorney then quoted with admiration and approval a recent state supreme court decision that reduced sufficient grounds for the overturning of a prenup by a less-moneyed spouse at the time of a divorce to a "standard of unconscionability".

"We regret that this prohibition is manifestly motivated by narrow political interests rather than competition concerns, and we believe that we have strong grounds for appealing and overturning this politically inspired prohibition," said Robin Kiely, a spokesman for Ryanair.