All 21 Uses of
allege
in
Just Mercy
- When his allegations against the sheriff didn't seem to be going anywhere, he changed his story again and told investigators that he had been involved in the murder of Vickie Pittman along with Karen Kelly and her black boyfriend, Walter McMillian.†
p. 33.1allegations = claims (things said, and in need of being proven or disproven)
- After months of frustration, failure, and growing public scorn, Sheriff Thomas Tate, ABI lead investigator Simon Benson, and the district attorney's investigator, Larry Ikner, decided to arrest Walter McMillian based primarily on Ralph Myers's allegation.†
p. 47.2allegation = something claimed and in need of proof or disproof
- Walter vehemently denied both allegations.†
p. 48.9allegations = claims (things said, and in need of being proven or disproven)
- Ralph Myers's story of the crime was pretty far-fetched; his knack for dramatic embellishment made even the most basic allegations unnecessarily complicated.†
p. 49.2
- Ralph Myers began to have second thoughts about his allegations against McMillian.†
p. 52.3
- A few days before the capital murder charges against McMillian were made public, Myers summoned police investigators and told them his allegations against McMillian weren't true.†
p. 52.6
- But if the defendant alleges new evidence that could lead to a different outcome in the case—or that undermines the reliability of the trial—there is typically a hearing.†
p. 107.1alleges = claims or asserts
- The document, which alleged that Walter McMillian was unfairly tried, wrongly convicted, and illegally sentenced, drew a lot of attention in Monroeville.†
p. 143.7alleged = said
- Within hours of announcing the alleged confession, a lynch mob formed at the jail-house in Alcolu, but the fourteen-year-old had already been moved to a jail in Charleston.†
p. 158.2
- The prosecution's only evidence was the sheriff's testimony regarding George's alleged confession.†
p. 158.5
- Myers testified this man had black-gray hair and allegedly talked to McMillian.†
p. 168.8allegedly = in a way that says that something is true (but which is not yet proven or disproven)
- The mysterious third person, who is circumstantially presumed to be in charge, allegedly instructed McMillian to 'get rid of Myers,' which Mr. McMillian said he couldn't do because he was out of bullets.†
p. 168.9
- Were any of the allegations you made against Walter McMillian as being involved in the Ronda Morrison murder true?†
p. 170.6allegations = claims (things said, and in need of being proven or disproven)
- — Mohabbat reported that Myers "categorically denied having anything to do with the alleged crime.†
p. 177.8 *alleged = said
- He claimed, 'I don't know the name of this girl, I don't know the time of the alleged crime, I don't know the date of the alleged crime, I don't know the place of the alleged crime.†
p. 177.8
- He claimed, 'I don't know the name of this girl, I don't know the time of the alleged crime, I don't know the date of the alleged crime, I don't know the place of the alleged crime.†
p. 177.8
- He claimed, 'I don't know the name of this girl, I don't know the time of the alleged crime, I don't know the date of the alleged crime, I don't know the place of the alleged crime.†
p. 177.8
- In fact, nationwide, most women on death row are awaiting execution for a family crime involving an allegation of child abuse or domestic violence involving a male partner.†
p. 231.6allegation = something claimed and in need of proof or disproof
- Banks had allegedly told a deputy sheriff that she was pregnant to avoid time in jail for an unrelated matter.†
p. 234.2allegedly = in a way that says that something is true (but which is not yet proven or disproven)
- Some jurors indicated that they found allegations of killing a child so disturbing that they could not honor the presumption of innocence.†
p. 235.2allegations = claims (things said, and in need of being proven or disproven)
- She had had no legal help; because of defects in her pleadings and the allegations she made in her complaint, we could secure only a small settlement judgment for her.†
p. 239.6
Definition:
claim
(In law, this is something that is said and is in need of proof or disproof.)
(In law, this is something that is said and is in need of proof or disproof.)