He said the two-strikes rule would apply to serious sexual offences or violent offences that would command a sentence of 10 years or more.
That sentence, or a similar one, has appeared in speeches Sotomayor delivered in 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Given the high reoffending rate, and the fact that many leave prison jobless, homeless, addicted and without family support or probation supervision, a community sentence that involves more positive handling of their offending and addiction must be a good thing.
Prosecutors can believe, or state, all they want that a long sentence for Jiau is a message for Wall Street, but there is no support that long sentences deter other people from committing crimes.
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"I believe that we should end the ability of senior commanders to unilaterally overturn a decision or sentence by a military court and from the tenor of his letter, I am hopeful that Secretary Hagel will reach the same conclusion, " Boxer said.
Raw transaction data is the messy one-line sentence that appears on a bank or credit card statement.
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But those who commit the most serious offences, crimes that would attract a sentence of 10 or more years, cannot be allowed to just go on and on causing harm, distress and injury.
This is the sentence that the Democrats want to change or strike from the law.
Mr Bryant says any conviction on a murder charge would carry a sentence of life imprisonment or death, and that he will not agree to charge Mr Rideau with the lesser crime of manslaughter.
The quotes around problem in the previous sentence are a reminder that a temporary trade deficits or surpluses are not per se a good or bad thing.
If Breivik is found to be sane, the court could sentence him to the traditional 21-year prison sentence, the maximum term for a homicide or terror act conviction, but he must be released after serving that sentence.
It argues that the indefinite nature of a life sentence - which may or may not involve a life behind bars - is unfair and incomprehensible.
Judge Weinstein indicated he "may or may not" sentence Ms. Huntley within the 18 to 24 months that federal sentencing guidelines recommend for her crimes.
Although Mr McTiernan is likely to be ordered to report to prison, his lawyer said there was still a motion before the judge to reduce or eliminate his sentence on the grounds there has never been any evidence presented that Mr Pellicano actually wiretapped Mr Roven.
Joe was in good spirits, considering his fate, though I could still tell there was a hope that his pending sentence would somehow not come to pass through either divine or human intervention.
The Pew report points out that some issuers (Bank of America) no longer provide the rate or terms for the penalty fee, only including a sentence in the fine print that states they reserve the right to impose a penalty fee.
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He pointed out that the law was actually tougher on people who had suffered from, and maybe recovered from, problems like depression, than it was on MPs who were sent to prison - that would not disqualify an MP unless the sentence was for a year or more.
Davies was bailed pending sentence next month, on condition that he does not leave the UK or apply for travel documents.
The case focused on Harkins' complaint that if he was extradited, he was at risk of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
Under Colorado law, as in other states that authorize capital punishment, that jury will first be "death qualified, " that is, purged of citizens whose faith or moral precepts would not permit them to sentence Holmes to death.
The government proposes that, in future, if an MP receives a custodial sentence of 12 months or less, their constituents will be petitioned - and if 10% support the idea there will be a by-election.
But she failed to clarify that a life sentence could mean Arias would be eligible for release after 25 years or spend her remaining days behind bars, and that that decision would be up to the judge.
Burglary or dangerous driving cannot currently be subject to a prosecution appeal, even where a prosecutor believes that the sentence was too lenient.
It says there is "little evidence" that a recent increase in prison sentence lengths for drug production and supply has deterred dealers or affected availability.
In the case of Peru, the vast majority of the population has already rejected the verdict and many supporters or independents that recognize Fujimori's achievements have gone to the streets to express their frustration with the sentence.
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At the moment, that court is obliged to hear all challenges to criminal convictions carrying a sentence of a year or more, and all appeals in civil cases of any kind.
So like the other meetings, there wasn't one magic sentence or one magic phrase, but again a fairly comprehensive meeting to go through the remaining situation that hadn't been covered and needed to be covered more in depth in Afghanistan.
The law stipulates that anyone convicted of kidnapping, illegally detaining, or jailing people by force or under false pretences face a prison sentence of no less than seven years.
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