Sentence examples for at defendants from inspiring English sources

They tend to throw the book at defendants, to compel them to plead guilty in return for less harsh sentences.

Those who have seen newsreel film of judge Roland Freisler screaming at defendants may find the People's Court scenes hard to credit.

"Ms. Cormier was wrongfully denied the benefits of her contract with Planet Fitness and wrongfully denied the use of the public accommodations at Defendant's gym because she objected to Defendant's unknown policy," the press release states.

Officer A reported that there was a brief pause in the shots when he looked at defendant and saw that he was preparing to reload his weapon.

Culbertson, smiling at the defendants, almost winking at them, said, "I didn't refer to Willie Earle as a Negro".

"This is Ahmed Ghailani," Mr. Chernoff declared, pointing at the defendant at the conclusion of his summation.

At Brooklyn Family Court, defendants awaiting their turn overflow into equally grand accommodations: the stairwell.

There are days now when she stares at the defendants in Court Room 227.

sign with her hand directed at the defendants as she passed their table.

The requirement aims at protecting defendants by preventing juries from inferring that the police have a mug shot of the defendant from a prior arrest.

Mr. McGuire said removing the statute of limitations could give prosecutors a second chance at some defendants.