Sentences with phrase «penalty for his crimes while»

It can not help but occur to me that Eliot Spitzer paid no such penalty for his crimes while I received a sentence, which seems quite harsh for a first - time, non-violent offense.»

Not exact matches

Pre-trial intervention is not unusual for first - time and non-violent offenders — with good representation, anyway — and can be compared to deferred prosecution, as both paths allow those accused of crimes to pay lesser penalties and avoid convictions and incarceration while satisfying other conditions asked for by prosecutors and set by courts.

While penalties would remain the same for people who own or train fighting dogs, or host dog fights, those who finance and organize them would face five to 10 years in prison, or even twice that if the organizer was convicted of a violent offense or gun crime in connection with dogfighting.

While Article 2 allows for deprivation of life in the «execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law», Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights does not allow any derogation to it under Article 15 ECHR.

While federal white collar crimes can lead to harsh penalties, often including lengthy incarceration, New York is known for its own tough stance on white collar crimes.

While, in theory, habeas corpus petitions can be brought in any situation where someone is currently incarcerated and the conviction is believed to be wrongful, in practice, almost all successful habeas corpus petitions collaterally attack death penalty sentences, life in prison sentences, and term of years sentences for crimes that are so long that they are functionally life sentences.

Driving While Intoxicated, or DWI, is a serious offense and you will pay financial penalties for this crime for many years afterward.