Sentence examples for was quashed for from inspiring English sources

Bob's indictment was "quashed for lack of particularity" early on in the proceedings, but his release was conditional on his appearing as a state witness.

Mr Motassadeq is waiting to be retried on charges of being an accessory to more than 3,000 murders, after his conviction was quashed for lack of evidence.Across the European Union, governments have been trying to involve leaders of their Muslim communities in the fight against terror.

The reporter, Michael Forsythe, was the co-writer of an article that some Bloomberg employees said had been quashed for political reasons, an assertion that Bloomberg News denied.

"The conviction will be quashed for the simple reason that advances in the science of DNA, long after the end of the trial, have proved a fact which, if it had been known at the time would, notwithstanding the remaining evidence in the case, have resulted in quite a different investigation and a completely different trial," he said.

The secondary academy school, where around 90% of pupils get five or more good GCSEs and which generally has five applicants per place, resisted this ruling, which ended up being quashed for technical reasons connected to Catholic church guidance on admissions.

Airlie Birds full-back Jamie Shaul missed out, with Bennett sticking with established England custodians Zak Hardaker and Sam Tomkins (and back-up Stefan Ratchford), as did team-mate Danny Houghton, whose chances of winning an England cap appear to have been quashed for good, Daryl Clark clearly the third hooker in Bennett's plans.

So, one conviction stands and another is quashed, for now, and that's enough for Robinson's far-right backers to claim victory.

It was quashed, and is remembered mainly for its inclusion in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, Les Misérables.

His conviction for manslaughter was quashed in 1996 in the light of fresh forensic evidence and shortcomings at his trial.

That conviction (though not another for corruption) was quashed in 2004, after Mr Anwar had spent more than five years in jail.

The Jets, after barely addressing the position in the off-season, tried upgrading in late July, but a deal for Jeff Otah was quashed when he failed a second physical exam.