sentencing
31circle sentencing court — noun a court which offers circle sentencing. Also, circle court …
32mandatory sentencing — /mændətri ˈsɛntənsɪŋ/ (say manduhtree sentuhnsing) noun Law sentencing which is set down in legislation rather than resting with the judgement of the court …
33mandatory sentencing — ➡ prisons * * * …
34circle sentencing — /sɜkəl ˈsɛntənsɪŋ/ (say serkuhl sentuhnsing) noun a form of court process for some types of crimes in which the case is heard by a circle comprising Aboriginal elders, a police prosecutor and a defence solicitor, with the offender and the victim… …
35truth in sentencing — noun NSW a government policy that prisoners should serve a substantial part of their original sentences without remissions. {coined by the Greiner government in office in NSW in 1988} …
36re-sentencing — noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law • Syn: ↑commutation • Derivationally related forms: ↑commute (for: ↑commutation) • Topics: ↑la …
37United States v. Booker — SCOTUSCase Litigants = United States v. Booker ArgueDate = October 4 ArgueYear = 2004 DecideDate = January 12 DecideYear = 2005 FullName = United States v. Freddie J. Booker; United States v. Ducan Fanfan USVol=543 USPage=220 Citation =125 S. Ct …
38Cunningham v. California — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 11, 2006 Decided January 2 …
39United States federal probation and supervised release — The life cycle of federal supervision for a defendant. United States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for… …
40Blakely v. Washington — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Blakely v. Washington ArgueDate=March 23 ArgueYear=2004 DecideDate=June 24 DecideYear=2004 FullName=Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. Washington USVol=542 USPage=296 Citation=124 S. Ct. 2531; 159 L. Ed. 2d 403; 2004 U.S.… …
