Sentence (law)

LA judge begins cutting 3 strikes sentences

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has reduced sentences of five three-strikes inmates as a first step in carrying out a voter-approved initiative and is expected to reconsider sentences of 1,000 inmates in hearings likely to continue through the year.

2013/02/12

Media get hearing on closed Chandra Levy case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington judge has granted several media organizations’ request for a hearing to discuss access to transcripts and documents related to recent secret proceedings in the 2001 Chandra Levy case.

2013/02/04

Michael Douglas watches NY appeals fight over son

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Douglas has been watching from a New York courtroom audience as federal appeals judges consider the validity of his son’s nearly 10-year prison sentence for drug crimes.

2012/12/19

Sentence wraps up for Ohio woman with 'idiot' sign

CLEVELAND (AP) – A woman sentenced to stand at the curb with an embarrassing sign for driving on the sidewalk past a stopped school bus has served out the second half of her two-hour punishment. […]

2012/11/14

AG says victims will speak at Sandusky sentencing

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – Prosecutors say as many as half a dozen of Jerry Sandusky’s molestation victims will be heard at his sentencing hearing. On Tuesday, a judge will sentence the former Penn State assistant […]

2012/10/08

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