Sentence examples for make plea from inspiring English sources

Most of them make plea bargains rather than stand trial, and most serve relatively short sentences.

With this new standard, judges are more likely to require prosecutors to make plea offers in writing or in open court so that there is no dispute about the offer and no doubt that the defendants understood what they rejected.

But Kevin McNally, a death penalty defense lawyer based in Kentucky, said the Justice Department practice in previous administrations generally permitted federal prosecutors to make plea deals that would avert execution.

General Hartmann is the legal adviser to Susan J. Crawford, a Pentagon official with the title of Convening Authority, who has broad powers over the entire war crimes system, including the power to approve charges, reduce sentences and make plea bargains.

Parents of endangered US hostage make plea to Islamic State.

The removal of the enemy-combatant status may make plea-bargains harder; and several provisions of the Patriot Act are due to expire at the end of this year.

Church members always dig deep when pastors make pleas from the pulpit.

My mother, who had a great sense of drama, would make pleas to him to go straight.

The men around him, some squinting when the helmet light is shined in their faces, make pleas for officials, like "get us out of here, please".

#PanahonTV http://t.co/wohTGViX — Panahon.TV (@PanahonTV) 5 Dec 12 People also used Twitter to share images of the devastation and to make pleas for assistance.

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and UK Prime Minister David Cameron have used St George's Day to make pleas ahead of the independence referendum.