convicted

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Atkins was convicted on dozens of lesser counts Tuesday afternoon, but jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Two others -- identified only as Mikheil Z. and Beqa T. -- have already been convicted and imprisoned in other countries for similar crimes and have been temporarily handed over to France.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They were also convicted of a second charge of failing to comply with the unlocking of mobile phones.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And in the impromptu eulogy of her deceased husband, Erika convicted me, though I’m sure she didn’t know it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Another Louisiana man, Johnny Lee Ball, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after meeting with a public defender for just eleven minutes before trial.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander