sentencing decision
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sentence
noun[C]
uk/ˈsen.təns/us/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofsentenceanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Courts will continue to have the option of calling for a pre-sentence report to inform theirsentencingdecision.
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They are the same people who have offended, whether they are in prison or outside—sometimes as a result of asentencingdecisionand sometimes not.
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In my experience also thesentencingdecisionof a judge is a difficult one and one which causes the most experienced judges great anxiety.
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The effect of the decision is that it is asentencingdecision.
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It is effectively asentencingdecision.
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Asentencingdecisionis made on a different basis too.
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Thesentencingdecision-maker must have the authority to consider all mitigating factors.
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Victim testimony is generally considered a major part of the courtsentencingdecision.
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Research has shown that the facial expressions of offenders on trial affect the jury's attitude and, in turn, thesentencingdecision.
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The primary purpose of the statement is not to inform sentencing decisions.
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However, the legislation's impact on the prison population will largely depend on the independent sentencing decisions of the courts.
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It will help to maintain public confidence in sentencing decisions and allow the courts to exercise their authority with more confidence.
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It is wrong to erode the nature of his office still further by seeking to involve him in influencing sentencing decisions.
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The demand for prison places depends on sentencing decisions taken by a properly independent judiciary.
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We will also increase hugely the information available to sentencers about the effect of their sentencing decisions.
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The prison population will always largely depend on the sentencing decisions of the courts.
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In particular, we need to ensure that judicial independence in sentencing decisions on individual cases is safeguarded.
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The sentencing decisions of the courts have the capacity to inspire or dilute that confidence.
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Individual sentencing decisions are, and must be, for the courts to decide.
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That will depend very much on the sentencing decisions of the courts.
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