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The court agrees to dismiss the charges entirely if the defendant completes the required terms — such as community service, counseling or restitution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"The defendant has accepted that the publication of the article caused serious harm to Mr Akhtar's reputation and also caused him great distress," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

A Meta spokesperson said in a statement: "Days after settling with other social media companies, the plaintiff dropped his case against Meta, the only remaining defendant, without receiving any payment."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The trick was to drain it of everything that makes a tort a tort: no defect, no fault, often no real proof that this defendant caused the alleged harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

And I think that all evidence and testimony in a trial that tips the jury off to the age or race or gender of the defendant ought to be edited out.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

And she specifically worked on hundreds of cases involving defendants convicted of firearm-related crimes, fighting to get their convictions overturned or their sentences reduced.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

The defendants spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

At the time of the indictment, 21 defendants were already in custody and the others were freshly arrested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Eddins’ opinion is consequential on its own terms: It expands protections for criminal defendants by making it easier for them to overturn a conviction obtained through expert testimony that has since been “scientifically discredited.”

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

He took a seat directly behind the defendants, and fixed them with a gaze of unique persistence, as though he planned to paint their portraits from memory.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote