But even when the cases got to trial his father's influence and money was allegedly brought to bear meaning he persistently escaped conviction.
He was brought to trial for violating the law of nations, and only escaped conviction by an ad misericordiam appeal to the people.
If that had happened, Ames might have escaped conviction.
No one took Andrew Johnson very seriously after he escaped conviction by a single vote.
In 1923 the group was involved for the cause of Russian Catholics, but escaped conviction.
While Gotti himself had escaped conviction, his associates were not so lucky.
To escape conviction, he needs the support of one-third of the senators plus one, or 8 votes.
He managed to escape conviction at the subsequent court martial, but never commanded a ship again.
In all, he was indicted 21 times, but escaped conviction each time, except for the last.
Johnson escaped conviction by a single vote in the Senate.
