innocence
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Convicted of murder in 1950 when he was 25, he always maintained his innocence, those who knew him told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Paul Keenan, defending Sheikhi, said his client is a Syrian refugee who had fled the "terror of Isis" and that he maintains his innocence.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Applicants, like in all states with these funds, must then prove their innocence.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
They are shallow, if sad, nostalgic for their own untrammeled youth; they still have a little innocence left to lose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The judge's dramatic warnings now made Mr. McMillian's emotional claim of innocence too intriguing to put off any longer.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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