plea
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One man, Tyler Robinson, has been charged in his death; he has not yet entered a plea but turned himself in to police the day after Kirk’s death.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Richards, 35, had originally pleaded not guilty but changed his plea on all counts on the second day of the trial at Swansea Crown Court.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the Ohio legal system, a no contest plea means a defendant accepts a conviction without formally admitting guilt.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Whatever happens in court, we will respect the process and accept the consequences of our choices," the pair, who have not entered a plea, wrote online.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Only Beto looked back, his face a plea she could not answer, not now.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Through May, prosecutors had charged fewer than four dozen people with crimes related to noncitizen voting, ProPublica’s analysis of DOJ data and federal court filings shows, getting convictions or guilty pleas in 14 cases.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Savannah made public pleas on Monday and again on Saturday, six months after her mother was taken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Over the course of months, investigators made a couple of detentions and conducted a few searches as the Guthrie family made a series of emotional pleas to the kidnappers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Daily Mirror leads with pleas from four "grieving mums", who ask: "Where are our babies?"
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But their pleas went unheeded; the prospect of a national strategic advantage galvanized both the U.S.S.R. and the United States, and the nuclear arms race began.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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