recantation
Example Sentences
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When Duran came up for parole in summer 2022, Baca compiled a parole packet that included Rivera’s recantation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Prosecutors had opposed Franklin’s petition, arguing that the recantation by the witness wasn’t credible.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
The judge renders the expert’s recantation meaningless, so Charles McCrory, an innocent man, remains in prison.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2022
A transcript of Tyson’s other interview also did not contain the alleged recantation, officials said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021
Not only did these statements make Myers's recantation more credible but they had also been documented in medical records that had never been turned over to Walter's trial lawyers, as the law required.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
