Sentences with phrase «overturned on a technicality»
In 2013, after 28 years in prison, Caro Quintero's conviction was overturned on a technicality.
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(Eventually the death sentence in this case was overturned on a technicality.)
The corruption conviction of the former New York State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned on a technicality by a federal appeals court.
They pointed to the impending glut of corruption cases that former New York officials will appear in during the next six months — two of Cuomo's former top aides will be tried, former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will each reappear in a courthouse after their prior convictions were overturned on technicalities, and former state Sen. George Maziarz stands accused of hiding the destination of his campaign funds several years ago.
The suit was successful, but subsequently the ruling was overturned on a technicality.
Not exact matches
Miller's conviction was overturned years later on a technicality and he became a potent Albany lobbyist, feasting on his ties to Silver's Assembly.
The corruption conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals court.
The corruption conviction of the former New York state Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals court.
«We can't allow corruption convictions to be overturned based on legal technicalities,» Suozzi said.
Even though the state supreme court overturned the verdict of the «bizarre case» on a technicality, the public fallout was intense.