The prisoner said to the judge, "I am not guilty of this crime"

The prisoner said to the judge, "I am not guilty of this crime"

Explanation

Direct Speech: The prisoner said to the judge, "I am not guilty of this crime."

Indirect speech: The prisoner told the judge that he was not guilty of that crime

Present Tense changes into Past Tense.

I am changes into I was.

Change This into That

Remove inverted commas.