"There should be room for lesser punishment.
Only then can judges decide on a lesser punishment.
Dalton ordered that two other midshipmen who had been recommended for expulsion receive lesser punishment.
Temporary suspension may be employed if some lesser punishment is warranted.
It is possible that Gatlin could be offered a lesser punishment if he cooperates.
Defense lawyers have argued that Mr. Royster's mental illness contributed to the crimes, and they are seeking a lesser punishment.
Her single partner, also a Sri Lankan migrant worker, was given a lesser punishment of 100 lashes.
If Mr Clinton's offences fall short of "high crimes and misdemeanours", they might draw a lesser punishment.
His attorney, Anders Folk, argued that since the IDs weren't used criminally, Novak should receive a lesser punishment.
"He was only 15 years old, still a minor, so we expected a lesser punishment if he was proven guilty".
In each completed case, the police commissioner at the time, Raymond W. Kelly, opted for a lesser punishment or no punishment.
