Sentence examples for severe sentencing from inspiring English sources

As the new legislative session begins this month, the priority should be to retain severe sentencing for major drug dealers while providing more alternatives to incarceration and more treatment options for low-level addicts and small-time dealers.

Aggravating factors in United States criminal codes, such as "heinous," "atrocious," "cruel," "vile," or "depraved," distinguish elements of a crime that warrant more severe sentencing.

Our hypothesis follows that participants who are more active in this intercepted communication network are more visible (and thus vulnerable) and this will translate into more severe sentencing outcomes.

A number of different hypotheses were advanced: the hiring of more police, changes in community policing practices, more severe sentencing guidelines for offenders, decreased tolerance for minor infractions, an increase in religiosity, a decline in the popularity of crack, changes in the demographic profile of the population, etc.

While reducing some severe sentencing for nonviolent offenders has bipartisan support in both chambers, Goodlatte and Grassley have major differences over a policy known as "mens rea" reform, which has been promoted by billionaire Republican donors Charles and David Koch.

Severe sentences had the king's blessing.

"We believe it was an overly severe sentence".

The Supreme Court has been methodically whittling away at severe sentences.

Judge Katherine B Forrest insisted a severe sentence was necessary to send a clear signal to others.

The laws were amended in 2004 and 2005, to ease some of the most severe sentences.

The end of the case prompted a wave of revulsion and demands for severe sentences.