Sentence examples for lenient sentencing from inspiring English sources

"I would be very wary of extrapolating from that, that this is a lenient sentencing judge.

Consequently, they said, she knew she could not expect the government to recommend lenient sentencing.

Such incidents are counter-productive, encouraging civilians to shelter JI militants.Another worry is lenient sentencing by Indonesia's courts.

Nearly 50 letters attesting to his civic works and asking for lenient sentencing were submitted, many of them by local Chinese leaders and organizations.

In the late 20th century, several European countries had special provisions in their criminal codes for lenient sentencing and the consideration of extenuating circumstances in prosecutions for euthanasia.

At the same time, conservatives, troubled by rising crime, began to argue that parole boards had too much power, which was leading to lenient sentencing decisions.

Each is promised a more lenient sentence if he defects.

The judge agreed, and issued a more lenient sentence.

"The ULS (unduly lenient sentence) scheme allows anyone to refer a sentence to me for consideration.

It came after Mr. Gupta's lawyer, Gary P. Naftalis, made a plea for a lenient sentence.

The Montana attorney general's office said this week that Judge Baugh's lenient sentence was illegal.