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Some experts believe that courts could adapt legal doctrine to address malfeasance by A.I., much as they once found a way to convict companies, not just individuals, for crimes.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Buchanan, 72, had been incarcerated since 2004 for kidnapping a convict who was harassing a corrupt prison guard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Jurors took little more than a day to convict him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Under US law, a jury must unanimously believe "beyond a reasonable doubt" that someone is guilty in order to convict them of a crime.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

He looks around furtively, like an escaped convict keeping an eye out for the police.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

Jews have been in Australia for centuries and some even arrived as convicts with other Europeans in 1788.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

The guards with guns watched about fifty convicts and visitors.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Au, 69, is the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau, the former Portuguese colony and casino hub which reverted to China in 1999.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, it has not carried out a death sentence for two decades, even as courts continue to impose the penalty on those convicted of murder and other serious crimes.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault, and is now expected to face a substantial prison sentence.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

She supervised the prosecution of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was convicted of prostitution offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

White, after witnessing the shenanigans in Ernest’s trial, was less certain that Hale could be convicted, but he received at least one encouraging bit of news: the US.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

Martin Hewitt, tasked with curbing Channel crossings, said more than 4,000 disruptions against smuggling gangs had taken place since his unit was set up, including seizing cash and convicting key players.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

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