Convicting [verb]

Besides Arizona, Florida is another state where those who have previously been convicted of a felony must jump through many hoops to restore their rights.

None of the officers included in the review has been convicted of crimes or determined to have committed misconduct.

Until recently, the state restricted anyone convicted of a felony from voting, even after they’d finished their sentence.

The proportions were even higher in Maine and Rhode Island, where 38% and 43% of convicted felons registered to vote, respectively.

A staffer convicted of felony theft now reviews defendants’ finances to determine whether they will receive a state-funded attorney.

In 2019, Becerra sent a letter to a pair of Berkeley-based journalists saying he might take legal action if they didn’t destroy a secret list of convicted police officers.

Federal court records show that one of the three owners had previously been convicted of felony wire fraud while working in a similar job.

In June, Burundi courts rejected four journalists’ appeal after they were convicted in January of attempting to undermine state security.

Facing significant jail time if convicted, he made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to comply and one count of resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.

When the state Senate took on the bill, it quietly added an amendment that removed the mandatory minimum sentences for police officers and other public officials convicted of official misconduct.