Sentence examples for offer sentencing from inspiring English sources

More may emerge when prosecution and defence lawyers offer sentencing submissions.

One is the growth of women's community centres, part-funded (until next year at least) by central government, which offer sentencing alternatives, access to drug treatment and rehabilitation courses and try to divert women at risk of offending.

At one point, the Atwoods are given control of the camera, and conduct a strange pantomime in which Atwood sits with a brown paper bag over her head while other family members offer sentence-long characterizations of her.

"Often, when the major dealers are arrested, they are offered sentence reductions if they will provide 'substantial assistance' and provide more names that can be added to the indictment," the group says on its website.

But the more radical proposal to offer major sentencing discounts in return for guilty pleas was neutered by a Prime Minister concerned not to appear soft on crime.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Montgomery vs. Louisiana to decide whether all the states must offer a sentencing or parole hearing to prisoners serving life term for crimes committed before they were 18.

When Mr. Callan said Ms. Heatherly had offered a sentence of time served in exchange for a plea to a lesser offense, she replied: "The people did not offer time served.

A few days ago, she mindlessly asked if there was anything I needed before withdrawing the offer, mid-sentence.

Governor Bush said today that he was concerned that state law offered no sentencing alternative for one so young.

The teachers and administrators, convicted earlier this month of charges ranging from racketeering to lying to investigators, have reportedly been offered a sentencing deal.

He added that with the death penalty, prosecutors can more easily offer life sentences in a plea bargain and thus avoid trial costs.