Sentence examples similar to offenses of first from inspiring English sources

Mr. Blueford was tried for capital murder and the "lesser included offenses" of first-degree murder, manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of a 20-month-old boy.

Petitioner was convicted in the guilt phase of his first trial of the lesser offense of first-degree murder.

3 There the petitioner had been tried and convicted of first-degree murder after an earlier guilty verdict on the lesser included offense of second-degree murder had been set aside on appeal.

Under state law, a defendant found to have been in the throes of such a disturbance would be convicted of manslaughter rather than the more serious offense of second-degree murder.

Arizona appears to be the only state in which a person can be convicted of a felony offense for first-time possession of even a very small amount of marijuana, said Jolene Forman, a staff lawyer at the Drug Policy Alliance.

"Biblioclasm," which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as the deliberate destruction of books, a cultural offense of the first magnitude.

Violence was used in more than half of the offenses, of which one fifth was excessive violence.

As part of regular adjustments to the policies, the league has subsequently pushed for multiple-game suspensions for first offenses of drunken driving.

The league's enhanced policy calls for a six-game suspension for first offenses of assault, battery or domestic violence.

"We're certainly moving the right direction given that we're in the first year of the offense, the first year of the defense and a new special teams system," Testaverde said Sunday night.

The Golden Knights tallied 289 yards of offense, 17 first downs and three touchdowns in the first half.