Sentence examples for was reversed because from inspiring English sources

Andrew Adams's conviction was reversed because his lawyers had failed to make use of material that would have undermined the sole prosecution witness.

For example, one government worker described to us how a corrupt land deal was reversed because "locals were able to confront the governor together with a coalition representative, which made the issue hard to ignore".

The Florida Supreme Court was reversed because it changed election law by extending the time for recounts (which is not clearly specified in Florida law) and by asking for no higher standard than "voter intent" to validate votes (which is Florida law).

However, during intermediate drought, as the depth of the groundwater increases, the downward trend in the tree rings was reversed because of changes in the physiology of the tree.

Then, a government decision to inter him in Les Invalides in Paris, where French war heroes have been buried since the 17th century, was reversed because of public outrage.

But in Gibbs, the defendant's conviction was reversed because the court failed to instruct the jury that the defendant's "provocation" -- as used in the initial aggressor limitation -- had to be provocation through either "force" or "threat of force".

My priorities were reversed, because I wasn't that hungry for gold.

Hundreds of convictions have been reversed because of prosecutorial suppression of evidence.

But he said the improvements could easily be reversed, because the underlying poverty in many countries had not changed.

But the sites have been reversed because the Mets did not feel it would be right to play in New York so soon after the attacks.

With qualified and adequately paid representation, cost-effective alternatives to incarceration are identified and fewer convictions are reversed because of ineffective assistance of counsel.