overturn
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In their bid to overturn his conviction, Murdaugh's lawyers had argued that Hill tampered with the jury, telling them not to trust his testimony and to speed up the verdict.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Legal experts said it is rare for a court to overturn the outcome of a statewide vote, though not unprecedented in Virginia.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Jordan Jr., Mizell’s godson, won an appeal last year to overturn his conviction, with a judge finding that the prosecutors’ case against him didn’t add up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Nor did the Supreme Court in Kennedy purport to overturn every decision that relied on Lemon; to the contrary, it expressly acknowledged and distinguished several such cases as good law.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
Following the oral argument, I still had hope that the court would overturn the conviction and sentence because it was so clearly unsupported by reliable facts.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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