homicide
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"I was a judge at the Old Bailey from 2005, for many years, and I've tried many homicide cases," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Mr. Pelley was still at it this weekend, expanding his weird homicide analogy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
She’s touted a drop in violent crime, including a homicide rate not seen since the mid-20th century.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
As is common, the two were tried separately, and Bullins reached a plea deal that led to a 20-year sentence for homicide.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
In the federal system, for example, homicide convictions account for 0.4 percent of the past decade’s growth in the federal prison population, while drug convictions account for nearly 61 percent of that expansion.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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