Sentence examples for lower sentences from inspiring English sources

Those who rolled a one gave lower sentences than those who rolled a six.

"If we start to see lower sentences, then the public reaction could be a bitter letdown".

Federal sentencing guidelines virtually guarantee lower sentences for defendants who plead guilty rather than go to trial.

Federal sentencing guidelines authorize the government to request substantially lower sentences when the defendant has provided significant assistance to authorities.

If, as expected, the review goes ahead and recommends lower sentences, the commission could theoretically be overruled by Congress.

The judges singled out for imposing lower sentences are among the most respected jurists in the country.

Many thought his decision to co-operate with judicial authorities would result in a lower sentence.

White received a two-year ban but declined an opportunity to appeal for a lower sentence.

Shaun Smith QC gave mitigating factors in the hearing as he tried to persuade the judge to pass a lower sentence.

Mr. Blakely had a right to the lower sentence but for the judge's intervention, Justice Scalia said.

He said Ahmed was not trying to bargain for a lower sentence in giving evidence and had asked to be sentenced before her parents' trial.