The panel suggested a radical re-think of sentencing for all types of robbery, ranging from street muggings to professionally-organised heists. |
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The courts will be advised when a defendant has surrendered of their own accord and this may be taken into consideration when sentencing. |
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However, his sentencing was put over to Thursday for the completion of an extensive pre-sentence report. |
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That would pass over sentencing powers from judges to probation officers, which is the exact opposite of what she said when she began her speech. |
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Concurrency had never been in issue before the sentencing judge in the County Court. |
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In our judgment there was no error in the approach, nor in the conclusion reached by the sentencing judge. |
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This is because trial judgments and sentencing decisions were not differentiated by Coates et al. |
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I had inside information as to what the judge was going to do in the sentencing. |
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And it delivered not one but two stern rebukes to states over what justices considered unfair procedures for sentencing people to death. |
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What evidence does he have that new sentencing laws are providing greater protection to the community from serious and recidivist offenders? |
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It was imposed in June last year for dangerous driving under the influence of drugs and could count against her in future sentencing. |
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Details of our judges' individual sentencing records and workloads remain tucked away in official files away from prying eyes. |
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A third of all inmates are remand prisoners who are awaiting trial or sentencing. |
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The learned judge had just decided he hadn't used the right phrases when sentencing the last defendant. |
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After a brief sentencing hearing, Ms. Wilson is led off to begin to serve her time. |
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I think, with respect, your Honour, the learned sentencing judge described him as a terrorist. |
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Accordingly the sentences imposed by the learned sentencing judge will remain unaltered. |
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Here, if one listens to the submissions of our learned friend, it is though the prosecutor at the sentencing hearing did not err. |
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And, for the sake of comparison, I couldn't find any reference to the US Supreme Court reviewing mandatory sentencing laws either. |
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The new law now gives the sentencing judge the choice of imposing either a death sentence or a life sentence for the same crime. |
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They expressed outrage at the lightness of sentencing generally in the courts. |
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This Government has been prepared to take a tough line on crime and sentencing. |
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Something tells me that the federal sentencing standards are tougher on Post Office robberies than supermarket stick-ups. |
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I did not find even one case that dealt with the sentencing of a female serial arsonist. |
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Yes, that was slightly different in that, as part of the sentencing process, it was tacked on. |
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In sentencing the magistrates said the offences were so serious that custody was the only option. |
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Refusing a mortgage applicant can be tantamount to sentencing them to long-term poverty. |
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Recently, however, the Government has backed away from its claims that the purpose of mandatory sentencing was to reduce crime. |
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Good policing and tough sentencing have pushed New York to a tipping point, deterring some potential malefactors from crime. |
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We've yet to see exactly what people think about mandatory sentencing when it's properly explained to them. |
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I also oppose the three strikes law and all other rigid sentencing regimes. |
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The boy had been jailed under the Territory's mandatory sentencing laws after being found guilty of stealing textas and paper. |
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During sentencing, Judge Hernandez stated that Diane was dangerous and a menace to society. |
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I cannot tell you how harsh I would be if I were a judge, sentencing these drug dealers, these death merchants. |
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It was a case on its own, meriting a careful consideration of what led to the sentencing and how it came about. |
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Why does he not support truth in sentencing and lock up a whole lot more for a whole lot longer? |
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We are the party that believes in truth in sentencing and zero tolerance, and is tough on crime, but believes in justice. |
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The truth in sentencing conference exposed some of the more ridiculous situations that exist in this country with regard to violent crime. |
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Before they brought in this wonderful truth in sentencing stuff and so on, ten or eleven years was the average period of a murder sentence. |
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The judge, Mr Justice Wakerley, said he was sentencing them on the basis that the attack was not racially motivated. |
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The question was the extent to which the Court could look at the uncharged conduct which was not denied in sentencing the appellant. |
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The defence was not only allowed to be put, but the sentencing judge released her on a bond. |
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He later urged people to write to him or the courts if they are unhappy with the sentencing of criminals. |
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Many judges in America are questioning the validity of the sentencing guidelines. |
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Connecticut is currently one of thirteen states with major crack and powder cocaine sentencing distinctions. |
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The judge granted him bail, but warned him not to read anything into that as all sentencing options were open. |
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She spent the weekend on suicide watch before being transferred back to an all-female jail where she will remain until sentencing. |
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Once there is more than one overt act, there is a range of possibilities for sentencing. |
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Pursuant to English common law, the King had flexible powers to pardon offenses either before or after indictment, conviction or sentencing. |
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The court deferred sentencing until the trial of two additional codefendants is complete. |
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This would place considerable weight on fact-finding processes prior to sentencing. |
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The bench found the prosecution case proved and committed him to the crown court for sentencing. |
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The head magistrate said the court had insufficient powers to deal with the case, and he was committed to Swindon Crown Court for sentencing. |
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She pleaded guilty to the offences at Dewsbury Magistrates Court on October 22 when she was committed to the Crown Court for sentencing. |
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The Senate Inquiry into mandatory sentencing was broad-ranging, thorough and comprehensive in terms of scope and evidence. |
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Within five minutes of the sentencing, court spectators jumped the railing, fought with officials and seized the defendant. |
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He was bailed until sentencing next month and banned from driving in the interim period. |
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Motive is important in detection and in arguing a case in court, but it is irrelevant to sentencing. |
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After his aborted sentencing hearing, he was escorted from the courtroom by his guards and boarded the helicopter to be flown back to his cell. |
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Other portrayals were more careful to attribute the whipping to judicial sentencing by a court, or just punishment for running away. |
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To justify the death penalty, the Texas sentencing jury has to find that the defendant will always pose a risk of danger to others. |
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The underlying deterrent rationale is not the only justification for criminal law and sentencing. |
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Both Mr Fastow and his wife are now free on bail until formal sentencing in April. |
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The death sentence meets the sentencing requirements for extreme cases of murder more effectively than any other sentence can do. |
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The judge may not have the discretion under the federal sentencing guidelines to impose a probationary sentence. |
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She was found guilty and the case was postponed to September 11 for a probation officer's report and sentencing. |
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My husband deplores those court trials that weight the sorrow of the survivors in sentencing the convicted. |
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In his sentencing remarks, Justice Whealy said the cell members showed little remorse and few signs of deradicalisation. |
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Another convicted man who appeared for sentencing had pleaded guilty to wounding. |
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State courts have far greater powers of discretion in sentencing than federal courts. |
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This low-level approach sought to duck the unwelcome publicity surrounding the sentencing of refuseniks. |
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Prison can also be part of a sentencing package under restorative justice. |
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Magistrates adjourned sentencing for reports and released him on bail, with conditions he must not enter Leisure World or any public changing cubicles. |
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It demonstrated the procedures to follow for sentencing young offenders. |
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He was out on bail awaiting a sentencing hearing when he skipped town last. |
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She returned to court on Jan. 18, to see cates remanded, pending sentencing in April, when he faces a maximum of life in prison. |
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Judges frequently absented themselves from court cases to avoid sentencing members of armed opposition groups or remanding them in police custody. |
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I do not argue with the fact or identification of sentencing error. |
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A judge there would have wide latitude in sentencing and could send the colonel to prison. |
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More than 2,000 supporters have signed a petition arguing for commutation in the days since the sentencing. |
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During sentencing recently it was revealed his killer was insulted Clyburn did not pick up the tab after their drinking session. |
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He demurs on the idea of stiffer criminal penalties, but suggests there may be a need for more sentencing guidelines on civil fraud and failed audits. |
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At present most cases are brought under the catch-all heading of breach of the peace, which means repeated offences can be overlooked on sentencing. |
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Should courts, when sentencing offenders, have one eye on the remissions system that used to operate before truth in sentencing legislation came in? |
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He admitted all the charges and district judge Simon Cooper committed him to the Crown Court for sentencing, warning that all options, including custody, were open. |
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Judge John Nixon adjourned the hearing for sentencing this afternoon. |
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The Army court-martialed him, sentencing him to 30 days' confinement and a dishonorable discharge. |
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I applaud those judges who are sentencing those offenders to prison. |
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I have found few decided Canadian cases about evading sentencing. |
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Judge Fraser heard several days of submissions in late June at a sentencing hearing where several character witnesses testified on behalf of the convicted policeman. |
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Her sentencing is set for 15 July and she remains free on bail until then. |
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He testified as a character witness at Thursday's sentencing hearing. |
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The new sentencing guidelines are couched in 624 pages of legalese. |
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One thing that I absolutely think is necessary is truth in sentencing. |
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The 16-year-old appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court for sentencing after a jury convicted him of wounding the other boy with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. |
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He's poor, mentally disabled, and his newbie lawyer botched his sentencing. |
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Criminals are mutilated by surgery, magic or engineering in a manner that reflects their crime, or merely the perversity of the sentencing Magister. |
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It is the wish of both the Crown attorney and the accused through his counsel that sentencing proceed today in the absence of a pre-sentence report. |
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At the meeting he pledged to introduce indeterminate sentencing for serious offenders, meaning they would not be released from prison until it was proved they were safe. |
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The justices refused to backtrack from a 5-4 decision that struck down a state sentencing system because it gave judges too much leeway in sentencing. |
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Similarly, the study of punishment and the efficacy of the various sentencing options available to the courts is a matter for penologists to consider. |
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I think the court has got to have the ultimate say in it and can veto the decision of the committee if it thinks it goes out of the bounds of normal sentencing practice. |
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Is not your problem that the sentencing judge made mistakes which vitiated his decision and enabled the Court of Criminal Appeal to exercise its own discretion? |
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The regime reacted furiously, sentencing him to over eight years in prison. |
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So too are other issues of interest to both groups, ranging from school choice to sentencing reform to occupational licensing. |
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The accused are led into the room and wait tensely for sentencing. |
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The location from which property was stolen is also a factor in sentencing. |
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The concluding chapter is devoted to sentencing, probation, and expunction. |
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And one of the leading causes for the pipeline of nonviolent drug offenders into the prison system is mandatory minimum sentencing and snitching. |
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As of July, 1985, 19 states permitted victim allocution at the sentencing phase of criminal trials. |
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In 2015 the Crown Court dealt with 30,802 cases for sentencing from the magistrates' courts. |
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The country's high rate of incarceration is largely due to changes in sentencing guidelines and drug policies. |
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An example of sentencing is that UK pensioner and cancer victim Karl Andree, aged 74, faced 360 lashes for home brewing alcohol. |
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Part 1 of Article 282 allows sentencing kidnappers to maximum imprisonment of 8 years or a fine of the fifth category. |
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The Stipendiary Magistrates' court remained under the new JP court system, and had the same sentencing power as the summary Sheriff Court. |
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This standing body was created by recruiting volunteers, and by sentencing criminals to serve as punishment. |
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The government contested this power and on 19 March 1543 the council decided that all sentencing would be carried out by the government. |
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The main factfinder is the jury, and the judge will then finalize sentencing. |
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The statutory guidelines and case law on sentencing are covered in the Crown Prosecution Sentencing Manual. |
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Qisas is another category of sentencing where sharia permits capital punishment, for intentional or unintentional murder. |
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The fact that T's conscience forces a change of mind is relevant only for sentencing. |
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Their sentencing powers are identical to a sheriff sitting in summary proceedings. |
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In Canada, juries are also allowed to make suggestions for sentencing periods at the time of sentencing. |
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Juries only decide questions of fact and have no role in criminal sentencing. |
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Lay judges participate in deciding both the facts of the case and sentencing. |
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He was a prominent sentencing officer at the Old Bailey and the man who gave important information about capital offenders to the cabinet. |
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He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose. |
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The desire for such impersonalized sentencing was one of the primary motivations for determinate sentencing schemes. |
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But yesterday Judge David Harris QC adjourned the sentencing at Liverpool crown court to allow for physiological tests on Ord. |
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In Peterson, the DOC records were being introduced to establish the defendant's prison releasee reoffender status at sentencing. |
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Thornburg has since returned to the Land of Lincoln, where he awaits sentencing on Dec. |
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White is scheduled to appear in court in November for sentencing and to see if prosecutors will retry him on the felony count. |
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He began by sentencing the prisoner to receive five hundred bastinadoes on the soles of his feet. |
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As the sentencing judge remarked, his actions could not be described as a victimless crime. |
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She said the self-employed panel beater had been going so fast the standard guidelines for sentencing him did not even stretch that far. |
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He was giving evidence at the sentencing hearing of four policemen who admitted setting dogs on three black men in a videotaped attack. |
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Dr Lore Hartzenberg's testimony ahead of Pistorius' sentencing for culpable homicide was almost immediately characterised by the prosecution as unbalanced. |
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The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court. |
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An Iraqi court has found the nation's Sunni vice president guilty of running death squads against security forces and Shias, sentencing him to death in absentia. |
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Usually, sentencing is handled by the judge at a separate hearing. |
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If motive has any relevance, this may be addressed in the sentencing part of the trial, when the court considers what punishment, if any, is appropriate. |
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Trials for women pirates were not uniform in sentencing and punishment. |
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The court will decline jurisdiction to try the case if it decides that the sentencing powers of the magistrates' court are inadequate to deal with the case. |
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The sentencing powers of magistrates' courts are therefore limited. |
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A WOMAN who equipped herself with a blowtorch and a carving knife during an assault on a 74-year-old man failed to turn up for sentencing yesterday. |
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A verdict of guilty in a criminal case is generally followed by a judgment of conviction rendered by judge, which in turn be followed by sentencing. |
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The lawyer for a teenager at the center of Lawrence Taylor's sexual misconduct case says the girl will make an impact statement at the former football star's sentencing. |
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In sentencing crew members of the Bride, the Footscray Bench acknowledged the men had twice tried to lodge a complaint of unseaworthiness prior to striking. |
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Lenient sentencing not only trivializes the problem of domestic violence but also sends a message to the public that domestic violence is condonable and acceptable. |
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When it comes to sentencing, the judge must throw the book at him. |
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