Sentences with phrase «not reduce the sentence»

Not exact matches

Former Enron employee George Maddox, who lost $ 1.3 million in retirement savings when the energy giant collapsed, said he doesn't think Skilling should have his sentenced reduced.

I would also propose that God is not a Christian, and that reading or hearing Bible sentences is not a requirement of «salvation» — lest we reduce the cross to mere words.

But even the most «scholastic» theology of the late Middle Ages did not entirely reduce revelation to a set of sentences.

It comes as the government looks at ways to reduce the prison population, and shadow home affairs minister Edward Garnier warned that this drive must not lead to more lenient sentences.

So you won't hear me arguing to neuter judges» sentencing powers or reduce their ability to use prison when it is required.

Michael Paige, whose father, Peter Paige, was killed in the robbery along with two Nyack cops, said Cuomo hadn't properly considered the impact of his decision to reduce the sentence of Judith Clark.

Prosecutors say that Espada and his son (also named Pedro) will be offered plea deals for reduced sentences in exchange for admission of wrongdoing — but knowing the Espadas, who pleaded not guilty to the original charges, they're probably not going to give an inch.

The Feds put the squeeze on Jason, but he's not going to do the same to some other innocent, and big papa John cuts his own deal with the federal prosecutor, Joanne Keegan (Sarandon, Cloud Atlas), that will reduce Jason's sentence — by catching a big fish drug dealer on his own.

John doesn't like this, but it turns out the DA Joanne Keegan (Susan Sarandon) runs a policy where people can only get reduced sentences by snitching on other criminals, and that Jason was set up because of this policy.

Here he does have something new to propose: not anything that will reduce the incarceration rate, but some effort to reduce the extensive «collateral sanctions» that come with a prison sentence and make getting a job and rehabilitation so hard.

I can't even help you get your prison sentence reduced without your cooperation.

Just writing that sentence has reduced me to tears, as I know I could not leave my pets under any circumstances.

«As fast as paradise seduces tourist, tourist reduces paradise», this sentence is not just a mere slogan but if we take look of what happen in Bali nowadays; it becomes truism.

What do you mean by «reduced optical depth» in the sentence «Hence, a reduced optical depth explains why atmospheres are not easily «saturated»»?

Finally, a sentence reading «If we're serious about reducing global emissions, renewables are not the answer,» has been changed to «If we're serious about reducing global emissions, renewable technologies that are currently available are not the answer,» due to an error in transcription.

The judge can not decide to, instead, reduce a sentence for unreasonable delay.

«Second Circuit affirms (in unpublished opinion) greatly reduced white - collar sentence Main Tenth Circuit find Booker not applicable in crack retroactivity proceedings»

Prosecutors «may» dismiss cases of those who successfully complete the veterans court program and courts «may» reduce or modify any sentences related thereto but specifically not below statutory minimums.

However, this will at best reduce your sentence, it will not make something count as self - defence.

As a recent federal ruling, U.S. v. Dicus (reducing a sentence as a sanction for prosecutorial misconduct) proves, legal scholarship can have an impact on the outcome of a case, even if a paper hasn't been published in a top journal.

Though a judge might reach a reasoned conclusion not to reduce a sentence based on these factors under § 3553 (a), Rita stresses that, even when giving a guideline sentence, a judge should «explain why he has rejected those arguments» put forward by defendants for a different sentence.

An experienced San Diego home invasion criminal defense attorney will build a case highlighting why you are not guilty of the charges, negotiate a plea bargain with the prosecution, and / or to reduce your sentence if you are convicted.

And others in the blogosphere, while gratified that the judge substantially reduced the sentence, aren't yet convinced that justice has been served.

Again, the prime focus is to achieve quick pleas of guilty at the earliest possible moment in a trial process, effectively the first hearing in the Magistrates Court, with a reducing discount on the sentence for every hearing in which a plea is not tendered as the process continues.

The Criminal Law tends to punish lightly and though the chief sentence cases are lower, the number of crimes does not reduce, thus severe punishment should be used as a warning to others.

It is not disputed that she was wilfully blind to the nature and quantity of the drugs she carried, but the sentencing judge did not find that to have reduced her moral culpability or that it was mitigating as the Crown contends.

Ms. Giroux had pled to the full offence of trafficking — the issue was not whether she was guilty of the relevant state of mind but, rather, whether her lack of knowledge in fact should be mitigating enough such that a court could appropriately use its discretion to reduce the sentence.

If the judge does not follow standard sentencing guidelines for a case, then an appeal may be able to reduce your penalties.

In Colorado, there is a concept called «good time» which can reduce your sentence, roughly speaking, by 50 % for most crimes and by 25 % for violent crimes, if you show good behavior, although earned «good time» is not a vested right and may be revoked at any time prior to release.

Therefore, not all defendants are eligible for a reduced fast - track sentence, and eligibility is dependent on where they are found and prosecuted.

The Eighth Circuit panel in Jones, not surprisingly, finds a way to uphold this enhanced sentence despite a thin sentencing record that it has previously found insufficient to support reduced sentences.

A pretty large volume of the entire U.S. Court of Appeals docket involves sentencing decisions where guilt is not disputed, and surely panel sentencing in cases with potentially long sentences would reduce that and might even be money saving for the federal judicial branch as a whole despite the extra effort invested at the trial court level, in addition to furthering justice by balancing out extreme stances.

What amazes me is that most Canadians are still in denial about the cold, hard fact that minimum mandatory sentences simply don't work and don't actually reduce crime.

While comprehensive reforms to lower federal mandatory minimum sentences remain aspirational, there are other policies on which the right and left agree that could have as much, if not more, impact in reducing the nation's incarcerated population while maintaining public safety.

This not only reduces length, it also makes sentences more active, giving your accomplishments greater authority.