plea
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Beasley entered a not guilty plea to all charges on July 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Department of Justice within 10 business days every time it has entered into a plea deal, or dismissed or lowered the charges on a felony offense that resulted from a task force arrest.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Putting out a plea turns on someone’s friendship “taxi light,” said Jaimie Krems, director of the Center for Friendship Research at the University of California, Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
A court official said Gibbs-White did not enter a plea or mitigation, and was sentenced behind closed doors under the fast-track Single Justice Procedure.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I’d like to see Abuelita Remedios again,” Pita whimpered, taking my hand in a silent plea.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
It’s unclear whether they are represented by attorneys; they have not yet entered pleas in response to the charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Rudakubana was not asked to enter any pleas and a preliminary hearing has been set for 5 February, with a provisional trial date of 8 October 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The agency said firefighters were "aggressively attacking the fire from ground and air" and issued repeated pleas for people to stay clear of the area.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
They instead stood out against the other evangelicals who made pleas for a sense of decorum and human dignity.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Yes, she knows now that I’m not dismissing her pleas from my mind .
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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