Sentences with phrase «whole life sentence»

Hutchinson argues a whole life sentence amounts to inhuman and degrading treatment because he has no hope of release.

The issue will be whether a whole life sentence is compatible with section 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights which prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment.

In the UK, Parliament has legislated to enable judges to impose whole life sentences without the possibility of release, which for would be appropriate where punishment and retribution required detention for life in the literal sense.

A recent appeal court ruling has stated that whole life sentences can still be imposed by judges in England and Wales for the most serious cases of murder.

Not exact matches

He was later handed a whole - life prison sentence for her murder.

But in the court of appeal the panel of five judges backed whole - life terms, increasing murderer Ian McLoughlin's 40 - year jail sentence to a whole - life term and dismissing an appeal by murder Ian Newell.

It is with great humility that I simply ask for Your Honor to render that tempers justice with mercy, a sentence that takes into consideration my life as a whole and not simply my misconduct and failings as Comptroller of the State of New York.»

A panel of five judges have defied the European court of human rights (ECHR) by backing whole - life sentences.

He had claimed his whole - life sentence was «manifestly excessive».

For Marvel fans though, these two sentences opened up a whole new realm of cinema that brought their heroes to life in ways unimagined before.

Life stories can be only a couple sentences extensive, or they can load a whole book otherwise twice.

In June 2011, Levi Bellfield was convicted of her murder and sentenced to a «whole life» tariff.

What is nice about these cases is that now, federal judges can truly take into consideration someone's whole life when deciding an appropriate sentence.

It is time for California, and our nation as a whole, to take the Supreme Court's decision to its next logical step and join the rest of the world by revisiting inflexible life - without - parole sentences for young offenders.

Whole - life sentences without prospect of release breach prisoners» human rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

How do you reconcile your final sentence with the decision to purchase whole life instead of another insurance product?

These final expense whole life insurance policies can be summed up entirely with these three sentences:

Other notable changes to the S - Pen experience include the ability to translate a whole sentence, annotate screen grabs and send animated messages as gifs using the Live Message feature (which I never use).