convict
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Judges in Los Angeles upheld the use of a geofence warrant to find and convict two men for a robbery and murder in a bank parking lot in Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
There are signs that the charges won’t stick: A Georgia judge released Moore on a $1 bond on the murder charge because he was so unconvinced that a jury would convict her.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
In “Iron Lung” Fischbach plays a convict forced into a mission on an alien moon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
The judge said hearsay evidence could be considered, but jurors should be "careful" as it had not been given under oath and should "not convict the defendant mainly in reliance on it."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
And he felt a jury would be much less inclined to convict Reggie if the best the prosecution could do was show that Reggie was texting thirty seconds before the wreck.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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13th Amendment (1865)
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Twelve Angry Men
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