exoneration
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The assistant district attorney assigned to the case spoke to jurors in terms that seemed to guarantee Mulholland’s exoneration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
As in other federal assault cases, bystander videos as well as police-camera and surveillance footage cast doubt on agents’ claims, in some cases leading to the exoneration of citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
A mistake or exoneration may get documented, but those reports never completely go away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
But the sheer number of Spacey’s accusers suggests that his acquittal was hardly an exoneration.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2025
"After the excitement has blown over and not more than six months after the trial, you will be freed with full presidential pardon and complete exoneration of all charges on which you will be tried."
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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