bang (or North American dead) to rights
informal (Of a criminal) with positive proof of guilt: we’ve got you bang to rights handling stolen property...- The combination of the cards and the video meant that he was bang to rights as far as being there and taking something was concerned, and they are saying that now he is admitting it.
- The downside of this will be that if I ever do commit any kind of crime then the police will pretty much have me bang to rights.
- I knew I was going to get a ticket because I was bang to rights.
See parent entry: right