Sentence examples for refuse to convict from inspiring English sources

Or we rely on a jury to refuse to convict.

The Democratic Senate may refuse to convict Holder, but simply facing impeachment proceedings is quite punishing — just ask Bill Clinton.

Yet cases may not reach the courts and, even if they do, juries may refuse to convict.

The weight of these deliberations can greatly increase jurors' stress, the experts say, and some refuse to convict in cases where they believe the punishment exceeds the crime.

Were the House to impeach President Clinton and the Senate to refuse to convict, Gerald R. Ford's option of rebuke (Op-Ed, Oct. 4) might make more sense -- not before the House alone but before the full Congress.

The courts refuse to convict an entrapped defendant, not because his conduct falls outside the proscription of the statute, but because, even if his guilt be admitted, the methods employed on behalf of the Government to bring about conviction cannot be countenanced.

A Federal court refused to convict Daugherty of any wrongdoing.

Four Michigan juries have refused to convict Dr. Kevorkian.

In a sense, the founding document worked: the Senate refused to convict.

If the United States Senate refuses to convict the president for obstructing justice, Mr. Trump could ignore those warnings going forward.

Two jurors refused to convict despite the men having earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause explosions.