Sentences with phrase «to reduce the sentence»

If a federal bill reduces a sentence for a crime, can a prisoner get relief at the state level, possibly by stating the original sentence was cruel and unusual punishment?

The judge reduced the sentencing to one count of animal torture.

This did not reduce the sentence of those already imprisoned under the amended acts.

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

These changes reduced the sentences of, and is continuing to lead to the early release of, many thousands of federal prisoners.

Of course, it is possible that the officer would decide to issue a warning instead, or that a prosecutor would decline to prosecute, or offer a greatly reduced sentence.

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

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.

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.

Lawyers for the Cor executives have said Howe, who is cooperating with federal authorities, is trying to reduce his sentence by spreading false accusations against others.

The practice of reducing sentences for criminals who plead guilty has come under review, with interested parties asked to submit their opinions by 14 March 2007.

We have also assisted our clients by extensive preparation and presentation of mitigation evidence resulting in no charges being brought or in significantly reducing sentences involving charges involving internet sex offenses, bank fraud, drug distribution, military defense contracting fraud, thefts involving the government, insanity pleas, federal and / or national park violations and military base offenses including DUI.

The Suicide Squad team is made up of villains, captured and kept in a secret prison, offered reduced sentences if they participate in dangerous missions.

A Lerner and Rowe Law Group criminal appeals attorney in Phoenix and Tucson can file an appeal or petition on your behalf and fight to get a new trial and / or possible reduced sentence in Arizona.

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.

The UK Sentencing Council's Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering Offences: Definitive Guideline (UK Guidelines) makes clear that early admissions by a company or voluntary self - reporting will reduce the seriousness of the offence or otherwise reflect mitigation, reducing the sentence imposed.

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

The appeal court reduced his sentence, giving precedence to the principle that sentences should accord with types of offenders.

A study published in 2002 concluded that existing research generally doesn't support the use of mandatory minimum sentences for deterrence or for reducing sentencing disparities.

The bestiality conviction would have added two years to his sentence, but these two years (and more) could have easily been added to his other twelve convictions (indeed, the trial judge reduced his sentence from 18 years to 16 years based on the principle of totality).

The pardon plan also comes amid a national debate over reducing sentences for nonviolent offenders, in part because of the cost of mass incarceration and concerns about racial inequality in the criminal justice system.

On Christmas Day, Indonesia reduced the sentences of over 9,000 Christian prisoners.

A new court ruling out of White County has approved a state - run program that offers a 30 - day reduced sentence to prison inmates if they agree to undergo a long - term (in some cases, permanent) form of contraception.

The crucial point is that any act, which reduced the sentencing for, say, possession of marijuana would have to explicitly state that it is being applied retroactively in order to automatically release people from prison (a physical and administrative act that, itself, may take a while).

Depending on the severity of their potential charges, ability to cooperate and relevant knowledge, they could get immunity or a potential reduced sentence to help nab a bigger player.

Agreeing to confess to shaking the child, Coffee says, would considerably reduce any sentence.

Realistically, there were only two — to reduce the sentence otherwise considered fit in the circumstances or to stay the proceedings.

Douglas Berman mentions a bill in Kansas, which would provide reduced sentences for veterans dealing with PTSD.

When you think of great prison escape movies, ones that come to mind are «Papillon,» «Escape From Alcatraz,» «The Shawshank Redemption,» and, if Doug Passon has anything to say about it, the one you made that convinced the judge to give your convicted client a vastly reduced sentence.

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.

In recent months, in at least five separate decisions, judges in Ontario have awarded reduced sentences to offenders based on numerous lockdowns that have plagued Ontario jails over the last two years.

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.

The BC Court of Appeal then reduced his sentence to 36 months less a day and increased his credit for pre-trial custody to 12 months, for a total sentence of 2 years, less a day.

Congress has the power to retroactivity reduce the sentence for a crime for which someone has been sentenced.

«The «team» really was just one man, a felon using a Web site to defraud prison inmates and their families by preying on their hopes of getting reduced sentences, according to the state Attorney General's Office.

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.

The prosecution appealed the sentence, Hyman said, and the appeals court — rather than rejecting the sentence — agreed with the trial court and reduced the sentence by an additional year.

For the movie's purposes, the two most important men in Molly's life are her reluctant attorney, Charlie Jaffy (a superb Idris Elba), who both loathes and admires her refusal to sell out her client list for a possible reduced sentence, and her tough, demanding, emotionally distant father (Kevin Costner), who materializes, in key flashbacks, to teach and torment his daughter anew.

Where leave is granted the Court of Appeal will consider representations as to the appropriateness of the sentence and have the power to uphold the sentence or reduce the sentence as they see fit.

The US law enforcement agencies have traditionally favoured the practice of using those who admit offences to provide evidence against others in exchange for a substantially reduced sentence or immunity for the whistleblower.

US District Judge Lynn Adelman (ED Wisc): «Booker does two things that will lead to a more just system: (1) it restores federal judges to a meaningful role in the sentencing process; and (2) it makes clear that fairness in sentencing requires consideration of factors other than reducing sentencing disparities.»

The Crown Court has the powers to reduce the sentence from the original however there is the possibility that they may pass a more onerous sentence than the original.

He also said the alleged prostitutes will be prosecuted differently than those charged with promoting prostitution including the possibility of reduced sentences.

He faces up to 30 years in prison and nine years of supervised release when he's sentenced on Feb 25 — although he's likely to get a significantly reduced sentence.

On average in Minnesota, prosecutor's object to a judge's reduced sentence in gun cases only 12 % of the time.

(The Associated Press, Mother cuts daughter's hair in court, judge reduces sentence)

(The brothers were sentenced to 14 years in prison on drug charges in 2015, getting reduced sentences for cooperation with the US government.)