Sentence examples for mandatory penalty from inspiring English sources
His lawyer has argued that his mandatory penalty is cruel and unusual and violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which protects defendants' rights to due process.
Judge Mohamad Zawawi Salleh of the Kuala Lumpur High Court said the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt and imposed the death sentence, the mandatory penalty for drug trafficking.
Peter Andre launched the season to the tune of Let's Get It On, and in an effort to encourage attacking football, the NSL introduced mandatory penalty shootouts for every tied match.
In limited cases known as Class A1 felonies, a conviction for sale or possession of drugs carries a mandatory penalty of 15 years to life in prison, even if no violence was involved.
It would also double the mandatory penalty for repeat burglars under the state's "three strikes" laws to two years' jail and change the rules so that a person does not have to go before a magistrate to get a "strike".
In contrast, 22-year-old Aboriginal man Jamie Wurramara, in the Northern Territory, was given a mandatory penalty of a year's jail for stealing $23 worth of cordial and biscuits.
The most serious counts against him carry mandatory penalties of life in prison.
Last year, after the Petit murders, the Connecticut legislature doubled and tripled mandatory penalties for second- and third-time offenders.
The governor also proposed slight reductions in mandatory penalties for repeat offenders, and slightly more latitude for judges in setting prison sentences.
The glut of legislation, raft of new offences and mandatory penalties and overall growth in the punishment industry all need unpicking.
The new mandatory penalties for violent home invasions include mandatory minimum penalties of 15 years for murder, manslaughter or attempted murder committed in the course of an aggravated burglary, and mandatory minimum penalties set at 75% of the maximum penalty for crimes such as rape, grievous bodily harm and aggravated indecent assault committed during an aggravated robbery.
