verdict
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In 2023, the Riverside County district attorney’s office achieved a guilty verdict in the state’s first fentanyl-related homicide jury trial, which also resulted in a sentence of 15 years to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But the Supreme Court overturned the verdict last year, ruling that the slush funds were illegally obtained and could not be considered as part of the couple's assets.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Speaking to the BBC after the verdict, David, the Singaporean parent whom we interviewed previously, said he wanted both governments to make a decision soon.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The federal district judge threw out the verdict, a decision Rivero is appealing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The factionless only make trials private when they feel the verdict is obvious, and Caleb was Jeanine’s right-hand man before she was killed.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
RTÉ reported that after the verdicts the women hugged their friends, supporters and gardaí.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
When the not-guilty verdicts were read out, the trio made little or no reaction, according to BBC News.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
It took the judge more than four hours to read out the verdicts and the reasons behind her conclusions.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In 1964, a unanimous Supreme Court said the 1st Amendment’s protection for the freedom of speech and the press limited state libel verdicts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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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