Sentences with word «leniency»

Many of the people who wrote the court asking for leniency for Huntley received money from her in the past.

Racial disparities in arrests have continued despite de Blasio's stated desire to eliminate them and the Brooklyn and Manhattan district attorneys» promises of leniency for low - level marijuana charges.

But a judge nevertheless rejected his attorneys» request for leniency in the form of no prison time, saying he had been a «dirty lawyer for many, many years.»

It's his job to keep the place running, and he'll extend a bit of leniency on rent, but he's not there to give anyone a handout.

Minecraft fans hoping for a little more leniency from Telltale's way of making games may begin the experience feeling a little downhearted.

In late January, she petitioned the Illinois Supreme Court again, asking for leniency with respect to the deadline for e-filing integration, and explicitly seeking permission to comply with the federal court order by making e-filed documents (including documents filed under seal) immediately available to the public.

Thinking on the administration of government leniency programs and «ex officio» investigations aimed at ferreting out cartels continues to be refined.

Skelos» lawyer filed with Judge Wood dozens of letters expressing support for Skelos, including many from current and past Senate employees, local Long Island elected officials and Skelos» friends and relatives who asked the judge to show leniency in sentencing him.

An added incentive was introduced under the American «Immunity Plus» program which also gave leniency to parties that were second in, a concept the Canadians adopted.

Our Competition Disputes practice is integrated within our Competition, Regulation and Trade team and the wider Dispute Resolution team, providing clients with a seamless service taking a cartel case, for example, from leniency application to dawn raid to appeal to damages action, and managing the interplay between public and private enforcement.

Many state departments of agriculture, including the Illinois Department of Agriculture, suffer from the same ills as the USDA — they are overburdened, care standards are extremely minimal, and they operate with leniency towards breeders and pet stores.

Most Asian jurisdictions have adopted leniency programmes, which have proven to be surprisingly effective in obtaining key evidence to combat cartels, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

13.2 Describe the extent of cooperation, including the steps that an entity would take, that is generally required of entities seeking leniency in your jurisdiction, and describe the favourable treatment generally received.

I caught up with Saratoga County GOP Chairman Jasper Nolan, a longtime Bruno ally who wrote a letter on the ex-majority leader's behalf and is now hoping the judge shows leniency toward him and looks at the «total man» when determining how many years Bruno should spend behind bars.

Howe faces a maximum sentence of 135 years in prison, but he said he is hoping for leniency if, as he said, he tells the truth during his appearance this week and continues cooperating with prosecutors.

We had more leniency when raising Adelle since she came from a smaller school and before we chose a food we researched, talked to friends, family, our vet, and even chatted with a few of our fellow bloggers before making a final decision on a puppy food.

The court document, a memorandum from Huntley requesting leniency because of her cooperation with FBI agents, was originally sealed, but a judge ruled Tuesday that it be made public when news outlets including DNAinfo New York made requests.

Jean - Laurent Bonnafe, CEO of BNP Paribas SA, and the French bank's lawyers met in early May with New York regulators and requested leniency in settlement talks over alleged sanctions violations, a source said earlier this month.

The CRA will also offer leniency if the penalties create financial hardships.

What about situations where leniency applicants received immunity from fines or Commission decisions have been annulled and subsequently no fine reduction can take place?

(Bloomberg)-- Chinese prosecutors said Wu Xiaohui, the former chairman of Anbang Insurance Group Co., doesn't deserve leniency as the one - day hearing of a fundraising fraud and embezzlement case against him wrapped up.

He has denied taking any bribes and suggested Singh pleaded guilty only because he was desperate to get leniency for other corrupt acts.

This is a great «hands off» meal for days when you have a few minutes to spare in the morning and not much leniency at night.

- Consider law enforcement leniency policy.

Nordheimer J. rejected Cadbury and Hershey's contention that information provided as part of the proffer, before the immunity and leniency agreements were signed, should be distinguished from information provided after the agreements were signed.

Many believe they will receive leniency from U.S. authorities.

Public school advocates have charged Bennett gave preferential treatment to a favorite charter school in 2012 while denying the requests for leniency under the rating system when deciding which schools to take over in 2011.

Whatever the score maybe there has always been an air of leniency against the team.

The defense attorneys have said their clients are the victims of Singh's attempt at winning leniency in his own criminal case in exchanging for his cooperation.

There are many situations where leniency may be granted.

David Middleton, SRA director for legal and enforcement, said: «We estimate that a handful of cases every year might benefit if potential witnesses who may have been involved in some wrongdoing could come forward and be offered leniency as part of a co-operation agreement.

For this reason Crescent can not approve loans that need these credit underwriting leniencies.

There is very little leniency given to an individual, even if it is their first offense.

Lib Dem peers warn of «loss of proportion» and Simon Hughes calls for «understanding and relative leniency on first - time offenders»

Silver's lawyers have asked for leniency due to the former speaker's health conditions and past service to the community

Even the unmistakably bad independent productions seem to get greater leniency simply because less money is involved.

Representing ABB in leniency cases relating to gas - insulated switchgear and power transformers.

Netflix seemingly encourages potential customers to share passwords by offering multiple user accounts under a single subscription, but it may be alone among streaming services with such leniency.

A spokesman declined to comment on whether he'll be wearing a jail jumpsuit or the business suit he wore this week, and there was no indication whether the government would still vouch for his assistance and support leniency at Howe's future sentencing or tear up the cooperation agreement.

(CNN)-- Australia appealed for leniency after its citizen was sentenced Wednesday to 500 lashes and a year in prison by a Saudi Arabian court.

The anti-galamsey task force, Operation Vanguard, recently expressed unhappiness about what it said was the courts leniency in dealing with illegal miners brought before them.

They can't afford to bury their heads in the sand anymore, and expect leniency from the bench.

If a child can run to one parent and find leniency, it tends to destroy the other parent's credibility.

Some private kosher certifying agencies accept certain leniencies that others reject while some adopt certain stringencies that others find unnecessary.

Failure to live by the terms, however, means that prosecutors would not be obliged to recommend leniency when Howe is sentenced for the crimes he has already admitted to.

But they're leniency doesn't extend to any messing around on the football field.