conviction
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But his conviction was overshadowed by an audacious escape attempt.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He worked as a lawyer in Texas before he was disbarred following his conviction in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The review was one of several launched in the wake of Donaldson's conviction.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It is rooted in his conviction that feelings evolved to assist in homeostasis, or the maintaining of the body’s internal equilibrium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the end, Marcus’s conviction was overturned, and that other man ended up being found guilty of the crime.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
“The AG is in a different position because it’s just inherent in their role to defend convictions and sentences,” said Natasha Minsker of the California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The office of the state attorney general is responsible for defending death penalty convictions on appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The last time the justices heard a case filed by a petitioner without a lawyer was in 2021, when the court took an appeal from William Wooden, a prisoner challenging burglary convictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Their convictions and sentences were upheld after an appeal hearing in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In hundreds of other cases, falsely accused women never received the forensic help they needed to avoid wrongful convictions.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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