convictions

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Northwestern University’s Center for Wrongful Convictions says that what it calls the “Snitch System” accounts for “45.9% of convictions in U.S. capital cases” that result in exonerations.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Convictions on all counts would likely be the equivalent of a life sentence for the 55-year-old Combs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The government said the new Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme will be open for applications "as soon as possible" for people who have had their convictions quashed.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Convictions in either of those would mean further accountability sooner or later.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2023

Convictions bottled, like other things bottled up, are apt to evaporate and to spoil.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander