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The surgeon who operated on Kwon had his sentence reduced from four years to two-and-a-half years.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The rest of their sentence would be spent in the community, where they would be monitored and could be returned to prison if they offended again.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“This sentence delivers on that promise to hold those accountable who dare to interfere or attack federal agents. Don’t do it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was imprisoned in Florida, but his sentence was commuted by President Johnson, partly for assistance during an outbreak of illness in the prison.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
It is not retrospective, meaning PC Harper's killers cannot have their sentences extended.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Anwar said the traffickers arrested after the April shipwreck were released on bail despite facing potential life sentences.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
One of the marvels of this novel is how effortlessly such sentences land, despite being honed to perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"It's similar to detecting changes in the arrangement of words and sentences in a book before any pages appear damaged or missing."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I should like to hear you really talk, my dear. When you talk to me you never finish your sentences at all."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Two days later, he was convicted for cheating and sentenced to six months in prison, five of which were suspended.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He is set to be sentenced in the coming months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
At a packed New York courtroom, the white-haired Zambada cut a frail figure as he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay a $15 billion forfeiture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Guzmán, whose trial became a long and costly spectacle, was sentenced to life in a federal “Supermax” prison in Colorado in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Brown was captured alive, swiftly tried, and sentenced to be hanged a month hence.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
The Hortmans' children, Sophie and Colin, addressed the court at the emotional sentencing hearing, the Star Tribune said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Release on licence is baked into sentencing laws in the UK and comparable countries.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The sentencing judge said he would serve 10 years and eight months of that in a cell before he could be released on licence.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“This was not impulsive conduct or a momentary lapse in judgment,” prosecutors said in a sentencing memo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But then a few years later, rates of execution and death sentencing were once again decreasing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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