Sentences with phrase «charge against the sentence»

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

Not exact matches

Croatian police said that a 19 - year - old Croat, whom they described as the owner of webstresser.org, was detained on charges of «serious criminal acts against computer systems, programs and data» that carry a possible sentence of one to eight years in prison.

While his Democratic predecessor Eric Holder told federal prosecutors to avoid seeking long mandatory minimum sentences when charging some lower - level drug offenders, for example, Sessions issued an order demanding the opposite, telling them to pursue the most serious charges possible against most suspects.

According to the CBC, Mr. Aftergood was sentenced to 14 days in jail in May 2007 but never served out the sentence, because upon appeal, he was granted a new trial and the charge against him was stayed in January 2010.

«There are Baha'is rotting in jail on a 20 - year sentence on trumped up charges simply because they have a certain set of faith beliefs that run against the theocracy in Iran.»

A second court session has been held in Iran as two pastors and a deacon continue their appeal against six - year sentences for political charges.

However, these charges were later dropped and they were tried for «action against national security» and «creating a network to overthrow the system», and each sentenced to six - year imprisonment.

All the charges have been dropped against three Iranian Christians who were sentenced to six years in prison.

All the charges have been dropped against three Iranian Christians who were sentenced to six years in... More

The Colosseum in Rome was flooded with red light on Saturday to protest against the death sentence for Asia Bibi, who has been charged with blasphemy in Pakistan.

(Cf. the sentence right at the end «It is just its immunity from proof which secures the Christian proclamation against the charge of being mythological.»)

In 2012, Coles pleaded guilty to charges of indecent assault and buggery against three boys aged between 10 and 16 in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was sentenced in February 2013 to 8 years imprisonment.

Pastors Behnam Irani and Matthias Haghnejad, and Deacon Silas Rabbani, who had earlier had capital charges against them dropped, each received six - year sentences in October.

Mr Thomas, added: «The national security charges levelled against these men were spurious, and their sentences are excessive, amounting to a criminalisation of Christian practice.»

12:17 - The context of the Taylor case was that during sentencing of Goodman and Mulcaire, five more charges were levelled against the latter - Taylor was one of them.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

Jacobs promised to prove charges of conspiracy and accepting bribes with videos, audio and emails, along with the testimony of a former assemblyman who collected evidence against Stevenson to try to earn a reduced sentence for his own plea to public corruption charges.

The presiding magistrate, Mrs Basiru in her ruling on Friday said he is guilty of the one count charge preferred against him and sentences him to one year imprisonment but he was given an option of N20, 000 fine.

He sent Speaker Christine Quinn a one - sentence letter, amid a widespread federal investigation into Council earmarks that is expected to bring charges against him in the coming weeks.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller, and federal charges including bribery and bid rigging against nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, Joe

He added that Justice Umar reserved the sentence after the convict was found guilty of a one - count charge of fraud brought against her by the EFCC.

Justice Sanusi Tukur of the High Court slammed the sentence on Saulawa after finding him guilty of advance fee fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Sources earlier had told TimesLedger Newspapers that former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month on embezzlement charges, was a cooperating witness in the investigation that led to charges against Seminerio.

Justice R. A. Adebiyi convicted Essein on all the Six count charge preferred against him by the EFCC and sentenced him accordingly.

Does the highlighted sentence mean that interest will be charged against the pre-existing balance?

Unfortunately many times charges are not pressed against the abuser, or the abuser is not sentenced to the fullest extent of the law.

Instead of fighting the charges directly, the company dissolved, pleaded «no contest,» and argued that no assets could be seized to make restitution to the Hawaiian Humane Society because, defense attorney Jason Burks contended, «In a criminal case against a corporation, the sentences are limited to probation, fines and restitution, and then the court can prohibit the corporation from owning animals.

I will examine the criminal charges against you and determine what sentencing alternatives may be available in your case, including:

In others, obtaining a reduction in the charges against you, a reduced sentence or getting you placed in a diversionary program as an alternative to jail may represent a tremendous victory.

A person defending against federal charges daring to use their «right» to trial, is assigned a more severe prison sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines if they do not win the trial.

Resolved charges against physician accused of criminal drug distribution for the prescription of opioids to chronic pain patients without any prison sentence.

The felony charges involved retaliation against a victim / witness, harassment and violation of bond conditions, and carried a mandatory sentence to prison upon conviction.

(It should be added that the both mother and father were charged with running a grow - operation in 2010; the charges against the mother were stayed, and the father — who was found guilty — received a conditional sentence.

The speed with which you hire legal representation can make all the difference in the final outcome of your case, since it could determine whether you are successful in having the charges against you dismissed or if you end up being convicted and sentenced to a lengthy term in federal prison.

Allows time spent in actual custody to be credited in each sentence against the term of imprisonment if the defendant is released from custody pending trial on at least one charge, but remains in actual custody because of not being released pending trial on any other charge.

Adam Kokesh, who previously committed himself to pursue a jury nullification strategy against gun and drug charges, has reportedly taken a plea deal and been released from incarceration pending sentencing.

The validity of conspiracy charges in military commissions has been litigated extensively in the case against Ali al Bahlul, a Guantanamo detainee who is serving a life sentence.

Former Hogan Lovell partner Christopher Grierson has pleaded guilty to fraud charges against his former employers, and is due to be sentenced on 3 May.

The government, however, successfully challenged a D.C. Circuit panel's invalidation of the conspiracy charge against Ali al Bahlul, who received a life sentence and remains at Guantanamo, in an appeal to the full circuit.

Samsung heir Lee Jae - yong, who was sentenced to five years in prison for bribery, embezzlement and other charges in August last year, has been freed after an appellate court gave him a suspended sentence, dismissing most of the charges against him.

Cecilia Saulters - Tubbs found that district attorneys were less likely to file charges against female drug offenders than against male offenders, while Donna Bishop and Charles Frazier found, similarly, that boys were treated more punitively than girls for delinquency offenses and that girls were less likely than boys to receive a sentence involving incarceration.10 Such studies suggest that the system treats girls as less criminally dangerous than boys.11 Other research, however, notes that once legal variables are controlled, girls are treated similarly to boys in the early stages of court processing but more harshly in the later stages.12 Earlier studies pointing toward more «chivalrous» treatment of girls may thus have failed to consider differences in the underlying seriousness of the offenses involved.

In America, it's actually against the law to alienate children from the other parent, and the charge can even carry a prison sentence.

Jessica Simpson «s dad Joe Simpson has been charged with two counts of DUI after his August 4th arrest according to TMZ: «Now, we've learned... the L.A. City Attorney has filed 2 misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence against Papa Joe... which carry a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail.