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McNeese is serving a sentence of 33 years to life with possibility of parole on convictions for one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder.

He has served prison time on convictions for manslaughter and larceny.

The case before the Supreme Court, Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, involves a longtime legal resident of Texas who was deported to Mexico based on convictions for possession of marijuana and a tablet of Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug.

The remarks by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a television interview with NBC's "Today" show from Tehran, came a month after the two Americans, Shane M. Bauer and Joshua F. Fattal, both 29, were sentenced to eight years imprisonment on convictions for spying and trespassing, which they have denied.

Legal experts said the prosecution would probably benefit from an audio recording of the incident as it unfolded that was turned over to the police by the man who admitted setting up the confrontation, Thomas Riccio, a four-time felon who spent eight years in prison on convictions for arson, prison escape and dealing in stolen property.

Human rights organizations estimate that there are 2,500 to 3,000 people in South African prisons on convictions for politically motivated crimes, and more than 1,600 people currently are on trial for political offenses.

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The law provides for longer sentences on conviction for crimes motivated by racial, religious and other characteristics of a victim.

Smokers who light up in public places, for example, could "be fined $50,000 or three months imprisonment, on conviction for a first offence".

They will be available to a court on conviction for any criminal offence and will include preventative bans and support to stop future behaviour likely to lead to further anti-social behaviour or crimes.

On conviction for piracy offences in the UK, company directors currently face unlimited fines and up to 10 years in prison if convicted on indictment, according to the BPI.

The announcement is a dramatic change of policy given that it was one of only 23 countries that carried out executions last year and is where the death penalty is automatically imposed on conviction for murder, treason and certain drug trafficking and firearms offences.

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