But a provincial court's decision on January 18th to uphold a death sentence imposed on one of China's wealthiest businesswomen has created an unusual outpouring of sympathy.
The widow of murdered policeman Stephen Carroll has expressed disgust at the 14 year minimum sentence imposed on one of her husband's killers.
However, I am satisfied that the right thing has happened and that the sentence imposed on Greene is a fitting one.
The 18-week sentence imposed on Peter Nunn, 33, from Bristol, on Monday is one of the longer terms of imprisonment handed to anyone in England for posting menacing messages on social media.
Amid a consensus that he would probably never serve a day of the four-year jail sentence imposed on him for tax fraud — it has already been cut to one year — some commentators suggested Italian politics had not seen the last of him.
The seven-year sentence imposed on John Yettaw was cruel.
The judges also overturned a 25-year sentence imposed on her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
The harsh sentence imposed on Dr. Xue reveals China's sensitivities to business dealings related to natural resources.
The relative leniency of the sentence imposed on Mr. Breivik, the worst criminal modern Scandinavia has known, is no anomaly.
The president said the sentence imposed on Libby was "excessive", and that he had suffered enough punishment without it.
The longest jail sentence imposed on a parent was 90 days, according to the Ministry of Justice.
