Sentence examples for issuing sentences from inspiring English sources

Gen. Maher Safieddine, plowing through the cases against the militiamen, issuing sentences overnight.

Senior Gen. Than Shwe exacted vengeance against all protesters, shooting and killing many and arbitrarily imprisoning monks and political activists (issuing sentences ranging from 4 to 104 years in prison).

Legislation signed Monday will require juvenile court judges to review additional factors before issuing sentences in Illinois, in the hopes sending fewer young people to state prison.

The legislation would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders and give judges greater discretion when issuing sentences for low-level drug crimes.

The USSC is responsible for issuing sentencing guidelines for US federal courts.

Previously, acid attacks were prosecuted as general acts of violence and courts were free to issue sentences.

As a result, many federal judges have issued sentences lower than those called for by federal guidelines, which add months for multiple images and other aggravating factors.

In addition, the agreement lets judges take advantage of "safety valves" — which allow them to issue sentences shorter than mandatory minimums for low-level crimes — in more cases.

It would eliminate the stacking practice in future crimes, and it gives judges more discretion to issue sentences shorter than the mandatory minimums for lower-level crimes.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist criticized Congress for a law that puts federal judges under special scrutiny if they issue sentences that fall short of those called for by guidelines.

An Associated Press review of 20 criminal cases for which Persky has issued sentences also concluded that there didn't appear to be any racial biases in his decisions.