Sentence examples for stand a conviction from inspiring English sources

The justices spoke out after the court voted 4-3 to let stand a conviction in which a 10-year-old waived his rights and confessed to killing his father.

The court let stand a ninth conviction, for not conducting adequate hazardous materials training.

So we have to stand with conviction and with kindness at the same time.

In 1987, in Tanner v. United States, the Supreme Court let stand convictions in a mail fraud case in Florida even though the jury had treated the trial as "one big party" fueled by "rampant drug and alcohol abuse," as one juror described it.

I even made a few personal sacrifices to stand by my conviction that Christianity was better than its reputation in the media.

Internal instant messages, e-mails and company documents revealed an intense and competitive culture that blended legitimate research with illegally obtained tips.Mr Rajaratnam will appeal but if it stands, the conviction is a major victory for emboldened prosecutors, who are making insider trading and market abuse a priority.

Am I suggesting that people should stand by their convictions even when those convictions do not coincide with statistical probabilities?

"I tell the truth and I stand on convictions and you know what you're getting".

Still, she said she wants it made clear that the man she loved wouldn't stand for an unjust conviction.

The only way such a conviction could stand, they argued, would be if Mr. Ghailani had conspired to destroy government buildings other than the two embassies.

Apart from Grillo, 68, who cannot stand for parliament because of a conviction for manslaughter following a car accident in 1980, Five Star's leaders are young, inexperienced and more used to protest than office.