In Florida, a conviction for second-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
His friend Keith Hyatt's conviction for perverting the course of justice was also quashed.
He also had a conviction for dishonesty having stolen jewellery from his employers in 1985.
Footballer Ched Evans has lost the right to appeal against his conviction for rape.
Her conviction for fraud and theft is the latest mark on her increasingly stained reputation.
It was the first conviction for the gravest of crimes the court can try.
The woman, who had a previous conviction for excess alcohol, was bailed pending sentence.
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As I understand it, the immigration enforcement action kicks in after a conviction for a serious crime.
His fine and ban were increased because of a conviction for driving while drunk about nine years ago.
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But Skilling escaped with just one conviction for insider trading, which brings with it a possible ten year sentence.
He revealed earlier this month that a conviction for affray in 2005 was partly to blame for the hold-up.
It is possible the case would be combined with Knox's own appeal against her conviction for slander, Mignini added.
" And thus, quote, "A conviction for perjury ought not to rest entirely upon an oath against an oath.
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He describes the Fenice fire, and the subsequent investigation that led to the conviction for arson of two electricians.
In one of the cases, however, police said the demand for DNA was related to a separate conviction for theft.
She was convicted in 1991 of kidnapping and assaulting the boy, though the conviction for assault was overturned on appeal.
Ukraine's high court has rejected the appeal by jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko against her conviction for abuse of office.
Russia's richest man, Yukos Oil boss Khodorkovsky, was marched off to prison on a conviction for tax evasion and fraud.
Khan's original conviction for murder was quashed on appeal, but he was convicted of culpable homicide in 2011 following a re-trial.
Knox is herself currently appealing her conviction for defaming Patrick Lumumba, a club owner whom she falsely accused of killing Kercher.
Outside O'Reillys Annis Abrahams from Cardiff, previous conviction for actual bodily harm and seen using violence earlier in the Grand Place.
Nat Fraser's appeal in an attempt to overturn his second conviction for murdering his wife will return to court in April.
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The BBC has spoken to one solicitor who is challenging a conviction for a client caught speeding on the M42 last April.
He is currently appealing against a conviction for tax fraud over deals his firm Mediaset made to purchase TV rights to US films.
Soon after, Mr. Merah was sent to the Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe prison, near Toulouse, to serve an 18-month conviction for snatching an elderly woman's handbag.
Following Harkins conviction for the offences between January 2007 and June 2009, the Crown raised proceedings against him to seize any crime profits.
She had worked hard to restore her political reputation, following her conviction for breaking election law on campaign expenses at the last election.
The court is also hearing Knox's appeal against a slander conviction for having accused a local pub owner of carrying out the killing.
The company also provided toxicology evidence against Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan which helped ensure their conviction for kidnapping and drugging schoolgirl Shannon.
Indeed, a conviction for murder was recently overturned in Britain because it had relied on a genetic sample that should have been destroyed.
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