indictment
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Yu said his client has served the Probation Department for 30 years with a “spotless record” and the indictment upended his life.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
By the time the department secured an indictment of Lemon and others, about a week later, federal prosecutors in Minnesota had abandoned the case, leaving it to Keenan and the Civil Rights Division.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The brief unsigned order from the Supreme Court cited "the pending motion to dismiss the indictment".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
In a statement, Assistant District Attorney Kim D’Avignon blamed her office’s failure to secure an indictment on a lack of admissible evidence that would have proven the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
We claimed, among other things, that the indictment was vague and lacked particularity.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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