convictions

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The court heard Taylor Grundy had two previous convictions and was currently under a community order for driving while disqualified and having no insurance.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One of Christianity’s deepest convictions is that social standing, respectability and material recognition are not the measures of a life.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

It lists some of the more remarkable fraud convictions of the six-month period.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

He has multiple prior convictions in Sacramento and had avoided prison time last year after being granted a form of mental health diversion, according to the criminal complaint and Ilacqua.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Employers in a growing number of professions are barred by state licensing agencies from hiring people with a wide range of criminal convictions, even convictions unrelated to the job or license sought.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander