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As part of his sentence, he was permitted to attend work during the day, whilst spending the night in his prison cell.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Three judges at the Court of Appeal rejected David Elias KC's submissions that the sentence was "manifestly excessive".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
In his notebooks, there’s a strange sentence: “Find Ingil and tell him that you will wait for him at Amor and that you will go to him at Ilopan.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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