verdict
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If the verdict is upheld, Gao would be due to complete his sentence in August 2027 as it would take into account the two years that he has already spent in detention.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Hochman called Monday’s verdict an important step toward justice and accountability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Texas appeals court said state law required it to substantially reduce the punitive portion of the Heslin-Lewis award, despite rejecting other arguments Jones made challenging the verdict.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
On Friday, they sat silently in the dock as the judges returned their verdict.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nobody, though, escapes the Inquisition, and once a full show trial had begun, the only conceivable verdict was to find Galileo guilty of something and punish him as a warning to others.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
The amount the city pays each year in settlements and jury verdicts has skyrocketed, from $64 million about a decade ago to $289 million last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
In documents filed to the court ahead of the hearing, the prosecutors said "guilty verdicts were inescapable".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The company has said it disagrees with the rulings and will appeal both verdicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A "fundamental irregularity" also took place while the jury was sequestered that "fatally undermined the integrity of the verdicts", he argued, without giving further details.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It remains the law in Alabama, where judges almost exclusively use this power to turn life sentences into death sentences, although they're also authorized to reduce death verdicts to life if they so choose.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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And Then There Were None
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