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While the federal charges he pleaded guilty to carry up to life in prison, the judge could sentence him to less time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But ultimately Judge Garnett will decide his sentence.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
When she pronounced the sentence, Jester, now 6 feet 2, bowed his head, bit his lip and nodded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That strategy had the potential to reduce his sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It certainly wasn’t coming from Dreyfus, who was then serving a life sentence on Devil’s Island, Simon’s former home.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
To render ideas as sentences, scribes needed a way to indicate where a reader should stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
That is the argument, delivered in full sentences, on the record, to a reporter, by the people it benefits.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Short sentences matter-of-factly describe objects in each room—a chair, a table, a lamp—but when the ghost from the cover reappears, its presence goes unremarked upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He said the plan would be based on removing more foreign national offenders from prisons, releasing some offenders on indefinite sentences, and using space in women's jails for male inmates.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Their sentences could include community service, counseling, and even jail time.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
Mangione is to be sentenced at a separate hearing on Dec. 18, which will be determined at the full discretion of the judge.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
He will be sentenced on December 18 and prosecutors said they would seek a life term.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mangione is set to be sentenced in December.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
His adult co-defendant in Jackson’s killing was sentenced to 29 years, but juveniles, even those convicted of murder, cannot be held in custody in California beyond their 20s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In her eyes, we were a class of “bad kids,” though we had no guidance and no structure and had been sentenced to a grim, underlit room in the basement of the school.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Friday said it wants to keep its case going while the federal sentencing of Mangione is pending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While his sentencing was delayed to a later date, Sandoval can only receive life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty under California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
After sentencing, Sir Mark said the Met had apologised for its part.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I don’t know how this guy gets away with not being charged with murder,” Broadus’ father told reporters after the sentencing.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Courts also had rejected claims that crack sentencing laws were racially discriminatory, largely on the grounds that the Supreme Court’s decision in McCleskey v.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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