Sentence examples for which conviction from inspiring English sources

"Gideon's Army" examines two cases of armed robbery, for which conviction in Georgia carries a minimum sentence of 10 years without parole and a maximum of life imprisonment.

The subsequent trials were outrageous pro forma proceedings in which convictions were a foregone conclusion.

Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, is creating a bureau to investigate criminal cases across the state in which convictions have been called into question.

And let's not forget the spate of recent cases in which convictions have been overturned because of new technologies like DNA matching.

There are an estimated 94 cases in which convictions have been obtained that relied partly on evidence given by the former News of the World investigations editor.

Mr. Hynes has been district attorney since 1989 but has appeared more vulnerable than in the past because of mounting criticism of his political ties and his prosecution record, including a series of cases in which convictions were overturned.

The Innocence Project, a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing, presented a review of 137 trial transcripts to the academy for its study, in which convictions were overturned by DNA evidence.

Mr. Salaam succumbed to this pressure and gave the statements upon which his conviction was based.

Tells about Father Flye's random notes and queries penned in black ink which reflect conviction, doubt, and a lighter turn of mind.

The result, Mr. Bokhary concluded, was "a departure from accepted norms so serious as to constitute a substantial and grave injustice for which her conviction should be quashed".

He served nearly two weeks in jail and was placed on probation for two years, after which the conviction was struck from his record.