Sentences with phrase «against sentence»

In the graph above, we are plotting the seriousness of a charge against the sentence a defendant received in days.

Earlier this month the Court of Appeal heard his appeal against sentence.

This painting depicts the last day of Roger Casement's appeal against the sentence of death for treason before five judges of the Court of Criminal Appeal in London.

Yadav's lawyer, D.K. Mishra, said he would appeal against the sentence in a higher court.

However, Mason's lawyer, John Minock, who filed an appeal against the sentence last week, argues that 22 years is excessively harsh.

This is a defence appeal against sentence following guilty pleas by New Mex and two of its directors to charges under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Appeals can be made against sentence to the Court of Appeal from the Crown Court.

the plain sunlight of the cases, the sharp prose, the forthright speech of the judges; it was good, too, to stick my mind against the sentences of a judge, and drag the meaning out of the shell of words.

R v R (2017), Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): Successful appeal against sentence for a getaway driver in multiple armed robberies.

Appeals against conviction rose from 1,530 in 2005 — 06 to 1,598 in 2006 — 07, while appeals against sentence rose from 4,914 to 5,176 in the same period.

Prisoners that fail to commit to and deliver against their sentence plans will face further penalties under a pilot scheme being run in three prisons and one probation area.

would give rise to the possibility that one of two public servants found guilty of the same offense in the same circumstances could suffer the vacancy of their employment, and the other avoid such vacancy, for the sole reason that one of them pled guilty shortly after arrest (and thus had no pre-sentence custody to be credited against sentence), and the other pled not guilty and had many months in pre-sentence custody to be credited.

Mr Mossayebzadeh, Mr Fadaie and Mr Omidi are additionally awaiting the outcome of their appeal against a sentence of 80 lashes each that was handed down in 2016, following their convictions for drinking wine during a communion service.

Her lawyers have lodged an appeal against the sentence, which has been received with shock and outrage.

Although it is difficult to make any causal link between the existence of the database and trends in poaching, Rod Potter, a wildlife investigator at conservation agency Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, says that poachers who have been convicted using DNA evidence are less likely to appeal against their sentences.

Career highlights include defending a director prosecuted in the largest direct tax prosecution ever conducted by CPS Revenue & Customs Division; advising a range of individuals involved in the US / UK investigations into the alleged manipulation of the foreign exchange market and the LIBOR / EURIBOR rate; pursuing an appeal against a sentence to the European Court of Human Rights; and conducting an internal investigation on behalf of a pharmaceutical company.

Jamila drafted the appeal against sentence and the case was linked to five others and heard by the Court of Appeal to consider setting sentencing guidelines.

Charlotte has also successfully appeared in the Court of Appeal in an appeal against sentence.