Sentence examples for grounds for leniency from inspiring English sources

The law envisages co-operation with investigators in the administrative proceedings as grounds for leniency.

The bill also puts a two-year moratorium on adding grounds for leniency.

But in the cruel game that she has chosen to participate, innocence is at most grounds for leniency.

He said the scientist's role in helping Pakistan develop nuclear bombs to counter those of India, its longtime rival, was grounds for leniency.

The Rev. Vsevolod Chaplin, a senior Orthodox cleric known for his own outrageous statements on a range of topics, reiterated on Monday that there were no grounds for leniency and "that this text and this video are extremist materials, and their dissemination constitutes an extremist activity".

One prosecutor, Rua M. Kelly, objected to Mr. Hsu's request for leniency on grounds that he was offering to try to help victims recover their losses.

Mr. Carneglia's lawyer, Kelley Sharkey, argued for leniency on the grounds that Mr. Carneglia suffered from emphysema.

Judge Jeremy Fogel of Federal District Court imposed the sentence here on Friday after considering a request for leniency on the grounds that Mr. Gordon had been mentally ill at the time of his crime.

Judge Kaplan, referring to the request for leniency on the grounds that Mr. Ghailani was tortured while in C.I.A. custody, echoed statements he made earlier in the case that said Mr. Ghailani might have other remedies for "any illegal or improper actions by our government".

Autism is increasingly invoked in courtrooms as an argument for leniency, sometimes on the ground that the autistic person is confused about cause and effect — a befuddlement defense, as it were.

It was a plea for leniency.