Sentence examples for below the guideline range from inspiring English sources

And he asked that the judge use his "discretion" to sentence him "below the guideline range".

In the letter, he said he accepted responsibility for his actions and asked the judge to use his "discretion" to sentence him "below the guideline range".

In the federal court in Brooklyn, for instance, about 30percentt of lenient sentences not sought by the government are below the guidelines range; the corresponding number in the eastern part of Louisiana is 5percentt.

Two other defendants in Mr. Rajaratnam's case, Danielle Chiesi and Mark Kurland, received sentences a few months below the guidelines range, although each entered guilty pleas and was convicted on fewer charges.

The analysis also found that black males were 25% less likely than whites in the same period to receive a sentence below the guidelines' range.

This case concerns the zone between the top of the guideline range and the statutory maximum.

Recent sentences for insider trading have tended to come in below the recommended guidelines range, like the Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam's term that was about eight years lower, so prosecutors may well have decided that holding out for a higher potential sentence by including the full profits from the trades was not worth it.

While Judge Holwell may come in below the recommended guidelines range, I think the sentence for Mr. Rajaratnam is likely to exceed 15 years, especially given that the estimated gains (and losses avoided) of more than $63 million from his insider trading far outstrip what other defendants realized.

Hall granted the federal prosecutor's request to go above the federal sentencing guideline range of 15 to 21 months.

The mean anti-Xa activity of dosages below the guideline fell below the reference range; mean anti-Xa activity of unadjusted dosages (higher than the guideline) tended to fall above the reference range.

The assay features excellent dynamic range (1 840 μmol L−1) and high selectivity, and its limit of detection (0.39 μmol L−1) is also well below the guideline values for drinking water recommended by WHO and U.S. EPA.