Sentence examples for plead from inspiring English sources

Darrell Issa, in charge of the US house of representative's investigation of the Justice Department's prosecution of Swartz, told the Huffington Post that "overprosecution is a tool often used to get people to plead guilty rather than risk sentencing… If someone is genuinely guilty of something and you bring them up on charges, that's fine.

Faced with demands for millions in unpaid taxes on commissions he had taken from broadcasting contracts, Blazer agreed to plead guilty and blow the whistle on other top Fifa executives.

His departure prompted thousands of residents to plead for his return, many on their knees begging for him to finish what he began.

The conservative field for the 2016 election is otherwise made up of proud deniers, such as Cruz, and those who would rather plead ignorance, along with Florida senator Marco Rubio and Texas governor Rick Perry.

If a Native American is raped or assaulted by a non-Indian, she must plead for justice to already overburdened United States attorneys who are often hundreds of miles away.

"Guys, you've got to stop broadcasting," he'll plead.

A coalition of disability rights groups assembled on the steps of the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta to plead for a stay of execution for Hill, 53, who is scheduled to be killed with a single injection of pentobarbital at Georgia's Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7pm ET tonight.

Network Rail has admitted safety failings at a level crossing where two teenage girls were killed more than six years ago, saying it will plead guilty to three breaches of health and safety laws and promising to press on with checks on thousands of other crossings.

The defendants deny all the allegations and also plead immunity from being sued by a suspect over an alleged negligent investigation.

The proceedings dragged on until December 2008 when, in an unexpected move, all the accused told the military judge they wished to plead guilty.

And, since none of my local candidates have taken me up on my offer to visit my house and plead for my loyalty while I clap my hands and wet-nurse myself like that creepy kid from Game of Thrones, I've been forced to base my decision on other factors.