Sentence examples for guilty to avoid from inspiring English sources

The professor, Amy Bishop, pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty.

Ray pleaded guilty to avoid a trial and a possible death sentence.

P54 i Star of reality show Pawn Stars pleads guilty to avoid jail.

Campbell claimed they had pleaded guilty to avoid a longer sentence.

She said she had pleaded guilty to avoid a trial and the public identification of clients and employees.

They're reporting a clear influence on pleas with the very strong temptation for defendants to plead guilty to avoid a higher charge.

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Family portraits on wheels Cowboys v Feds Because men are not angels ReprintsWillingham insisted on his innocence, refusing to plead guilty even to avoid execution.

The way he sees it, it is "just as wrong for a guilty person to avoid lawful punishment as it is for an innocent person to be convicted".

Briers has a clean disciplinary record since the new grading system was introduced two years ago so he would be able to use an early guilty plea to avoid a one-match suspension if he is charged with punching.

Often, federal prosecutors can verbally threaten to file 851 notices, pushing defendants into taking a guilty plea to avoid an even longer sentence.