Sentence examples for weighed sentencing from inspiring English sources

Judge Zagel said he viewed Mr. Blagojevich's new acceptance of responsibility as a mitigating factor as he weighed sentencing for two trials — the second of which was conducted when jurors in the first deadlocked on most counts.

A commission that carefully weighs sentences against evidence of their effectiveness in reducing crime and recidivism could help stop the state from swinging back and forth, every 30 years or so, between punishment that is too tough and costly and punishment that is too lenient and dangerous.

Finally, Judge James C. Hudson weighed in, sentencing Mr. Laffer to four consecutive life sentences without parole and a fifth one served concurrently, adding that he would recommend that he serve his time in solitary confinement because his "murderous character" posed a risk to correction officers.

"He weighed every sentence.

The plight of those incarcerated under the crack cocaine sentencing law weighed heavily on the sentencing reform debate for decades.

Mr. Bevilacqua's disclosure does not alter the conviction, but it could be a factor for the judge to weigh in sentencing, a lawyer in the case said.

All of which weighed at his sentencing when the judge showed leniency.

As he spoke those words with poise and purpose- the meaning of that sentence weighed heavy in the room reminding us that this is not just a competition and an evening among like minded clean green business folk.

"The fact he is not getting the maximum sentence [of five years] is designed to convey the impression his sentence was somehow weighed by the court.

MOSCOW — Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev said Wednesday that he believed that three female punk rockers jailed for a profane stunt in Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral should be released rather than serve out their two-year sentences, weighing in on a case that has drawn widespread condemnation in the West.

And though the judges chuckled at the details, they seemed baffled as they weighed whether to uphold a sentence forcing Mr. Bello -- a fan of "This Old House" and the Discovery Channel -- to sacrifice his habit.