Sentence examples for potential jailing from inspiring English sources

Legal experts said yesterday that the potential jailing of a journalist represented perhaps the most significant clash between federal prosecutors and the news media since the 1970's.

The Law Commission argues that potential jail sentences for jurors have become necessary because of the wide availability of information online.

The actor and musician was arrested last October for disorderly conduct - a charge with a potential jail sentence.

But the Justice Department's investigation raises the threat of criminal charges, a grand jury and potential jail sentences.

They were bailed by courts in St Petersburg last month but still faced trial and potential jail sentences of up to seven years.

They were charged with large-scale extortion and bribery — charges that carry a potential jail sentence of 8 to 15 years.

Grandfather also orchestrates an illegal trade and gives the credit (and potential jail time) to Marissa Rufo (Alicia Coppola), a bright young broker with a working-class background and a family secret.

Banks maintained his innocence, but threatened with a potential jail sentence of 41 years to life, he took a plea bargain which he was told meant admitting his guilt but serving just 18 months.

If the 40-year-old and his three co-accused are sent to the US they will face charges of racketeering, money laundering and copyright theft, carrying potential jail terms of 20 years.

He was arrested in January 2011 and pursued by federal prosecutors with a vindictive zeal, eventually being indicted on a raft of charges which carried a potential jail sentence of 35 years.

Although the illegal immigrants know that such attempts are generally unsuccessful, they often calculate bail fees into the cost of the journey to America and avoid potential jail time, people here said.