Sentences with phrase «death sentences handed»

And of the 80 federal death sentences handed down since 1988, only three defendants — including Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh — have actually been executed.

Online activist collective Anonymous and @OperationNimr — a voice campaigning to nullify the death sentence handed to Saudi Arabian youth are both calling for the exclusion...

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When Colbert converts back to whatever he was he'll be handed a death sentence for apostasy.

In this case, handing someone over to Satan is like giving them a death sentence.

He was falsely accused, arrested, slapped, spit on, had His beard pulled out of His face, sent to court where though no guilt was found was sentenced to be beaten to within an inch of HIs life, struck with rods, whipped with a weapon that had sharp bones and different pieces tore large chuncks of flesh off, drug back to court wearing a robe which when the blood dried to it became its own bit of torture, the first beating not good enough so sentenced to die, had a crown of thorns pressed down into his skull causing much more blood loss, beaten some more, forced to carry an extremely heavy wood beam as he marched toward His death, whipped and beaten along the way, had huge nails driven through His hands and feet, and had a shoulder separated.

On the other hand, in this sentence of death Judaism passed decisive judgment upon itself.

The campaigners behind the Bill savagely attacked Mr Lamb and said the decision would «haunt» the LibDem leader Nick Clegg who had «handed down a death sentence to cancer patients».

«Some weeks ago, we expressed our unhappiness over the death sentence that had been handed down in a case fraught with irregularities, including the court's refusal to allow Djalali to be represented by a lawyer of his own choosing,» stated the letter.

Ever since the death sentence was handed down in 2004, the absurd case had been bouncing between Libya's courts as the medics languished in jail; there had been at least one suicide attempt among them.

One in 25 criminal defendants who has been handed a death sentence in the United States has likely been erroneously convicted.

-- ... because despite handing himself into the authorities in the hope of death, our Scotland Yard detective has sentenced him to extradition back to his home, where the mystery of the Talbot family will no doubt be revealed.

Yes, there are breeds that are not suited for a beginner, breeds not suited for the lazy and couch potato, breeds that have received a bad name from the media and breeds that are «bred» into the wrong hands and their lives are limited and at worse a death sentence.

«I wonder what sentences judges might hand down at future international criminal tribunals on those who will be partially but directly responsible for millions of deaths from starvation, famine, and disease in the decades ahead.»

In some cases, federal mandatory minimums may be used to hand down a virtual death sentence.

He cautioned against handing down six year sentences in every impaired driving case where death results and the offender has prior convictions.

A Fort McMurray DJ handed a life sentence for shooting his roommate to death and burning the man's body for three days has had his conviction appeal dismissed.

As a result, more young people are now staying and succeeding in school, courts are handing down fewer death penalty sentences, advocates are successfully addressing inequities in our criminal justice system that do great harm, and other groups are leading efforts to protect our civil liberties.