Sentence examples for magistrates sentenced from inspiring English sources

In 1994 magistrates sentenced fewer than 5% of shoplifters to prison; by 2004 they were putting away four times as many.Judges have been influenced by an act passed in 2000, which laid down tough minimum sentences for such heavy types as second-time violent offenders and third-time burglars.

With no improvement in the three children's attendance, and truancy by a fourth sibling in June, magistrates sentenced the woman to nine weeks in jail.

Increases magistrates' sentencing powers to 12 months.

Lyndon Harris, a barrister who specialises in sentencing practice, suggested that 18 weeks was not surprising even though it was at the upper end of magistrates' sentencing guidelines.

It wants, however, to increase magistrates' sentencing powers, which will cut the number of cases that are sent for jury trial.An American-style system of plea-bargaining, if adopted, should encourage petty criminal defendants to plead guilty at an earlier stage.

John Fassenfelt, chairman of the Magistrates Associationn, said that JPs had been trying to get behind the disparityto see whether it is due to magistrates sentencing black people harder or whether there's more criminality [in certain communites]." In some inner city areas with large black communities, he said, there might not be sufficient diversity on magistrates' benches.

A Zimbabwe magistrate sentenced 67 other accused mercenaries to sentences ranging from one year to 16 months for violations of immigration law.

She pleaded guilty to all seven counts, and on 13 June a federal magistrate sentenced her to 200 hours community service, and a fine of an amount to be specified at a separate hearing in December.

When a magistrate sentenced New and Leigh to two months' imprisonment, Pankhurst reminded the court of how various male political agitators had broken windows to win legal and civil rights throughout Britain's history.

A magistrate sentenced three white members of the outlawed African National Congress to jail terms of 18 to 25 years Friday for terrorism in connection with three bombings and the largest cache of illegal weapons ever seized in South Africa.

Shanahan said Carmody, then chief magistrate, did not consult him before writing to attorney general Jarrod Bleijie to call for secret changes to legislation to stop children appealing against magistrates' sentences except when they made errors of law.