recantation

Example Sentences

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Also according to the department, Tyson claimed to have two recorded interviews with Mrs. Bryant but provided authorities with only one, which included no recantation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

In later years Rushdie called this recantation the “biggest mistake of my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

The judge renders the expert’s recantation meaningless, so Charles McCrory, an innocent man, remains in prison.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2022

Parsons, in addition to noting other problems with the man’s trial, said Amy’s recantation was “credible, and was a clear, believable statement,” according to the registry.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

There is absolutely no evidence in the trial record or the recantation testimony that places Ralph Meyers somewhere other than the scene of the crime at the time it was committed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson