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“It’s hard for a jury to convict when they feel no empathy for the victim. They dirtied up the victim and made her repugnant to the jury.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Even if the formula were adjusted, however, Cleve Arguelles of pollster WR Numero told AFP he does not believe the numbers are there to convict.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Previously, compensation was paid out if the claimant had established, beyond reasonable doubt, that any reasonable jury could not convict on the evidence provided.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Prosecutors have made several attempts to convict protesters for obstructing immigration-enforcement efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

How could I let myself believe a convict I’d never met?

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

Even charges like the ones Rojas faces can be devastating, whether or not a jury ever convicts.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

"This court finds the accused guilty of all 21 charges and convicts the accused accordingly," Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

It is unclear what "exile" entails, though in other instances convicts have been sent to remote areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

I know the convicts aren’t allowed to talk, but how could some 300 men not make more sound?

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

The lawyer and the archivist were later convicted on falsified documents-related charges, though the lawyer’s case is being retried.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

After spending years building diplomatic and police relations, Ireland and the U.A.E. in 2024 entered into a formal extradition treaty to facilitate the surrender of individuals accused or convicted of crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The paper says Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007, made "quips" about crime scenes during her performance.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

But those convicted of manslaughter will still qualify for the scheme – including two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Mr. Hinton was wrongly convicted of two robbery-murders outside Birmingham after state forensic employees mistakenly concluded that a gun recovered from his mother's home had been used in the crimes.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

State officials rarely prosecute federal agents for actions related to their official duties because the agents have legal protections that can make convicting them difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Hoppock worries that by moving straight to deportation proceedings, the federal government has found a way to skip prosecuting and convicting.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

It’s true that we don’t want juries convicting simply because they don’t like the defendant.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026

The judges acquitted Surinder Koli, saying courts had earlier mainly relied on his confession while convicting him, but they said they did not believe it had been voluntary.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

When Faye died, he knew instinctively that Kate was probably responsible, but he also knew he hadn’t much of any chance of convicting her, and a wise sheriff doesn’t butt his head against the impossible.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck