first offender
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They were also allowed to plead guilty under Georgia’s first offender law, meaning that if they complete their probation without violating the terms or committing another crime, their records will be wiped clean.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The judge said that Aitken, a first offender, was assessed as "at the lowest risk of reoffending".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Threshold was $210 million in 2021, with tax rates of 20% for first offender, 30% for exceeding in consecutive years and 50% for exceeding in three or more consecutive years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Paul Hodgkins, a Florida man, was the first offender to be sentenced when he received eight months in prison in July for obstructing an official proceeding.
From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2021
By way of leniency toward a first offender the court let Tip off with a sentence of fourteen months in the penitentiary.
From The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
