Sentence examples for reasonable sentence from inspiring English sources

In a letter, the government said both parties agreed that 15 years would be a reasonable sentence.

"Dowd wanted to craft a reasonable sentence that gave the government less opportunity to challenge it on appeal".

As part of the plea, his lawyers and the government agreed that a reasonable sentence would be 27 years to 33 years and nine months.

As part of the plea, his lawyers and prosecutors agreed that a reasonable sentence would be 27 years to 33 years and 9 months.

Given the magnitude of the crime, Mr. Litt said a "reasonable" sentence would be 150 years — "or, alternatively, a term of years that both would assure that Madoff will remain in prison for life, and forcefully would promote general deterrence".

"I believe this will be used as a template for other agencies to prosecute crimes against animals," said Ron Perez, president of the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/S.P.C.A. "I feel that this was a just and reasonable sentence when one considers the amount of suffering these animals experienced; sometimes even death.

It also said: "Judge Persky applied the applicable laws, reviewed the right circumstances and factors that he was required to review, did not abuse his legal authority and utilized the discretion afforded to him to render a reasonable, fair sentence within the confines of the law and in line with the probation recommendation".

A group of more than 70 defense attorneys, including many who have practiced before Persky, have put out their own petition, arguing that if Persky is forced out for what they consider a "reasonable, fair sentence," it will scare other judges into giving more severe sentences a dynamic they say contributes to high rates of incarceration.

Each judge will look at each case individually, if they are outside reasonable sentences they will be brought down on appeal.

State lawmakers, some of whom are fearful of being seen as soft on crime, have failed to make perfectly reasonable sentencing modifications and other changes that the prisons desperately need.

Its passage will not achieve sentence equalization but will at least shift momentum away from over-incarceration to a more reasonable sentencing policy — a bittersweet measure for justice.