However, King's agent Tony Finnegan, the former Crystal Palace pro, said the player was certain to find employment with another club after serving his sentence.

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This week Mr Berlusconi received yet another criminal conviction (for bribery), complete with jail sentence.

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Those with more time left on their sentence were pushed off to another semester to make room for those that would hit the streets in a few months.

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Previously, Ellis admitted affray and received a suspended sentence which has been activated after he failed to comply with another order.

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Lord Wigley agreed to withdraw the amendment, along with another that sought to require a court to consider the effect on dependents of a sentence it hands down.

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