Sentence examples for cases sentencing from inspiring English sources

The latter part is no longer true when mandatory minimums and, in many cases, sentencing guidelines apply, but jurors often do not know that.

According to Lord Castlereagh, Cornwallis' Chief Secretary, Cornwallis personally reviewed 400 court cases, sentencing 131 to death.

"It's a microcosm of all the Aboriginal issues you see on the TV every day," Harte said of docket day, where the court mostly deals with procedural matters such as setting trial dates, entering pleas, and in some cases sentencing.

But he had been at least as stern in earlier criminal cases, sentencing convicted defendants to long terms, thus earning the nickname "maximum John". He said during the Watergate trial that he did not intend to try the case according to "strict rules of evidence" and insisted that he was in charge of the courtroom and that the lawyers obey him.

Scientists who questioned the official view, such the geneticist Nikolai Vavilov, were denounced, exiled and in many cases sentenced to death.

"And even worse, the justices have, in many cases, sentenced them to failing or inadequate schools".

The court also issued rulings on another case, sentencing 16 Muslim Brotherhood members, including deputy leader Khairat al-Shater, to death on spying charges.

Some officers accused of links with the paramilitaries have been sacked and, in one case, sentenced to imprisonment.

The trial judge in the case sentenced him to life imprisonment with a recommendation he serve at least 18 years.

The judge, acting after the Supreme Court ruling in the Blakely case, sentenced Mr. Fanfan to 6 years, instead of the 15 to 19 years specified in the guidelines.

Lawyers for the accused were intimidated and harassed, and in at least one case, sentenced to 18 months in prison.