Word: plead
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clash with Pakistan over Kashmir. During the past three weeks, moreover, India has built up its forces along its borders with both Pakistan and China. Whatever misgivings Indira had about leaving at such a critical moment were plainly outweighed by the belief that the time had come to plead India's case with other world leaders. Indeed, her departure itself, signaling that New Delhi apparently did not believe war to he imminent, served in some measure to alleviate the tensions that have reached fever pitch recently due to military buildups by both Islamabad and New Delhi...
...than 5,000 cases to dispose of and the time limit now has run out for all those who were awaiting trial when the new rules went into effect. Right up to the deadline, prosecutors and judges were engaging in a frantic binge of plea bargaining-allowing defendants to plead guilty to lesser charges to avoid the time and expense of trials. There simply was no way to try everyone. Overcrowded Florida court calendars may now be a problem of the past. Still, the state's confusion-ridden changeover should serve as a warning to other states facing...
...rape. "I tried to get the point across that not only was I not interested in raping. I wasn't interested in no sex--period." However, Bradford never got a chance to tell this to a jury. His attorney, a public defender, "convinced my parents to get me to plead guilty to clean the books because, he said, if you clean the books they'll give you a break." Despite his own misgivings. Bradford went along...
...cleans up the books when they find the right type of victim, they accused us of a number of robberies we knew nothing about. Since they had already identified me for one, I copped out on another and cleared Mat and Obe on that count. They 'allowed' Obe to plead guilty to one robbery instead of the three others they threatened him with...
...While thousands, including the black schoolchildren of Chicago, filed past the displays of cosmetic manufacturers, restaurateurs, modeling agencies and contractors and clothiers, black officials moved in to give workshops and strategy lessons. Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes appeared to plead for grass-root political organization aimed at electing black politicians in local races and building a base for a future black presidential candidate. In a speech he described as a "political emancipation proclamation," Stokes expanded on a plan formulated by Georgia State Representative Julian Bond: black voters would withhold support from current presidential candidates and develop their own political organization. Although...