Sentence examples for maximum potential sentence from inspiring English sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States Supreme Court on Thursday overturned an $18 million penalty against a pipeline operator for illegally storing mercury, ruling that a jury must determine any facts that increase a defendant's maximum potential sentence, even a criminal fine.
The maximum potential sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.
The maximum possible sentence was 5 to 15 years.
The analysis of the legislation was carried out in terms of the criteria for the inclusion and removal of DNA profiles, namely: the type of crime committed; the maximum length of the potential sentence; the characteristics of the individual concerned and his/her likelihood of re-offending; and the periods and conditions for retention of profiles.
Did I meet my maximum potential?
The exceptions are Denmark and Finland, where profile inclusion is associated with potential sentences, that is, the maximum prison sentence that may be given to an individual if convicted for a particular crime.
He was arrested at his girlfriend's house in San Francisco, and faces charges of money laundering, conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines and conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes that bring a potential maximum prison sentence of 115 years.
If convicted, they'd be exposed to a potential maximum sentence of more than 60 years in federal prison (though such an extreme sentence is extraordinarily unlikely).
The seven charges Manning appears to be ready to plead to are not the most serious, although they carry a potential maximum sentence of sixteen years.
He had faced a potential maximum sentence of 14 years in a state prison for sexual assault of an unconscious woman with intent to rape, and two other felonies.
So many have signed the petition at this point, Zeese noted, that if each took an equal part of Manning's potential maximum sentence they would serve less than a month.
