guilty as charged
idiom
: having committed the crime one is accused of committing
The state will prove that the defendants are guilty as charged.
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Robert Castillo, 41, was sentenced to 33 ⅓ years behind bars on Friday, Sept. 13, after pleading guilty as charged to the second-degree murder of his wife, Corinna Woodhull, in 2023, according to plea and sentencing records obtained by PEOPLE.
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Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Keeping phones out of the bedroom is a common rule among parents of tweens and teens, yet this rule doesn’t often apply to the parents (guilty as charged).
—Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
After hearing evidence, including Mr. Doyle’s testimony, a trial committee of Current members in good standing found Mr. Doyle guilty as charged.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 July 2024
So the only conclusion is that either Trump is guilty as charged or the Democrats continue to outsmart, outmaneuver and trump them at every turn.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
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Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Keeping phones out of the bedroom is a common rule among parents of tweens and teens, yet this rule doesn’t often apply to the parents (guilty as charged).
—Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
After hearing evidence, including Mr. Doyle’s testimony, a trial committee of Current members in good standing found Mr. Doyle guilty as charged.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 July 2024
So the only conclusion is that either Trump is guilty as charged or the Democrats continue to outsmart, outmaneuver and trump them at every turn.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Guilty as charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%20as%20charged. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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