Sentence examples for lesser offense from inspiring English sources

He can decide a lesser offense.

(He pleaded guilty to a lesser offense).

It was a much lesser offense.

Crossing over the pitcher's mound would seem to be a lesser offense.

The use of stimulants is considered a lesser offense than that of anabolic steroids.

Offering jurors the option of convicting on a lesser offense is a common tactic by prosecutors.

Petitioner was convicted in the guilt phase of his first trial of the lesser offense of first-degree murder.

(The following week, Zach Scruggs entered a plea of guilty to the lesser offense of misprision of a felony).

Most of those 29 officers who were found guilty on any count were convicted of a lesser offense, he said.

In fact, statistics suggest that few defendants receive the maximum sentence because so many plead guilty to a lesser offense.

The judge said the constable was justified in stopping Mr. Wood, given his subsequent guilty plea to a lesser offense.