Sentence examples for might be convicted from inspiring English sources

I might be convicted of second-degree-murder charges".

It said defendants were rarely allowed formal representation by lawyers and might be convicted solely on the basis of confessions.

Mr. Shafiei had anticipated previously that the two might be convicted only of entering the country illegally and sentenced to time served.

Maybe an understanding of a written message's context is enough to avoid situations where a well-meaning person might be convicted of making a threat.

For example, it allows statements "in which the degree of coercion is disputed" to be admitted in some cases.That means the detainees might be convicted based on statements made under duress.

In the Cape Town courtroom, Traverso ruled that evidence meant to connect the Briton to his wife's death was so poor that the only way Dewani might be convicted was if he confessed.

Nicoletti went back to the prosecution and looked at it from all sides: those of the lawyers in the Department of Justice and the defense lawyers, as well as that of the political actors who worried that Davis might not be convicted (or in some cases maybe secretly wished he would not be).

If I get shot, that person might not be convicted of my murder.

A first step is to help public defenders' offices obtain police disciplinary data to better represent defendants who might otherwise be convicted on the false testimony of a police officer.

The problem — besides the obvious issue of assigning punishments to people who might not even be convicted of crimes — is that they are thinking up untested responses on a case-by-case basis.

And they warn that terrorists who can't be convicted might be set free in the United States.