Sentence examples for upheld sentences from inspiring English sources

In Bahrain a court has just upheld sentences against 13 opposition leaders accused of crimes that range from plotting to overthrow the government to insulting the army.

By contrast, recent court rulings have upheld sentences against opposition leaders, human-rights activists, and nine doctors and medical workers accused, among other things, of "inciting hatred" against the government.Bahrain's Western-backed government has been trumpeting its reforms.

The court upheld sentences for 12 other members of the November 17 terrorist organization but cleared two additional suspects because the crimes they were convicted of had fallen outside the statute of limitations.

It also upheld sentences of up to 15 years on 13 other activists.

Although the death sentence was upheld, the sentence was commuted.

The court upheld the sentences but reduced each man's sentence by two months, meaning Khodorkovsky, 50, should walk free in August next year, with Lebedev due for release a few months earlier.

The court upheld the sentences of all former senior officials except for Tran Mai Hanh, whose 10-year sentence was reduced by one year.

The Supreme Court upheld death sentences for 42 soldiers for attempting to overthrow the government in 1997.

In fact, Justice White upheld death sentences more frequently than some Ashcroft-appointed Missouri judges.

Some of the appeals court judges who have upheld such sentences did not sound enthusiastic about the task.

On several occasions, the appeals court has upheld death sentences even in the face of proof that the defendant's lawyer slept through the trial.