Sentence examples for limited sentence from inspiring English sources

The commission is also empowered to determine if people convicted of trafficking under the original law should be eligible to apply for limited sentence reductions.

America thought differently about juvenile justice in those days, and even a murder conviction might have resulted in only a limited sentence, perhaps at Elan, the school for troubled youths in Maine, which Michael Skakel attended anyway.

Mr. Hicks's parents say his lawyers and the government are discussing a possible plea bargain in exchange for a limited sentence, but neither side would discuss details of the negotiations.

The results reflect the limited sentencing powers of the magistrates courts, which cannot pass a sentence of more than six months for an individual offence.

In the early 1990s, all three Ochoa brothers surrendered and pleaded guilty to certain crimes under an agreement with the Colombian government that included limited sentences to be served in Colombia.

"Without an associated and definable loss to the government, criminal prosecutors are sometimes reluctant to pursue action against these companies, or if they do pursue them, may only be able to obtain limited sentences," she said.

Tribes continue to have limited sentencing authority - up to three years, which could mean that some cases still are sent to federal or state authorities for prosecution.

It is hard to imagine, the judgment continues, "that such a term-limited sentence is sufficient to protect this country from this man".

As evident from Table 3, on the time-limited sentence reading test used for selection, they processed only about half as many sentences as nonimpaired readers.

Conventional reading speed tests have a limited corpus of sentences and usually require observers to read sentences aloud.

Nevertheless, these tests still have a limited set of sentences that may "run-out" after some time.