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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Brandon Davis, 45, was found guilty as charged Friday in Butler County Common Pleas Court during a jury trial in Judge Kelly Heile’s courtroom.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Sentencing papers filed last week show Jimmie Bowman Jr., also known as James Bowman, pleaded guilty as charged in exchange for the sentence imposed by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Leon Johnson.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
Prosecutors said the defendant was previously held in custody and released in February after pleading guilty as charged to three robbery counts.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 June 2025
There was no mystery as to who would be the first guest to hit the red carpet at the second season premiere of Peacock’s whodunnit series Poker Face: Creator Rian Johnson was guilty as charged.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Sentencing papers filed last week show Jimmie Bowman Jr., also known as James Bowman, pleaded guilty as charged in exchange for the sentence imposed by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Leon Johnson.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
Prosecutors said the defendant was previously held in custody and released in February after pleading guilty as charged to three robbery counts.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 June 2025
There was no mystery as to who would be the first guest to hit the red carpet at the second season premiere of Peacock’s whodunnit series Poker Face: Creator Rian Johnson was guilty as charged.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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“Guilty as charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%20as%20charged. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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