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Bolivia Supreme Court Reduces Sentence for Convict Noting Long Gap Without Further Criminal Activity
The court gave weight to the period since the original offence and the absence of any repeat conduct in reducing a five-year sentence across four offences.
US Supreme Court Holds Agreement Not to Appeal Sentence Unenforceable If It Causes Miscarriage of Justice
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hunter v United States that plea deals requiring defendants to waive sentencing appeals cannot be enforced when doing so would result in a miscarriage of justice.
US Court Rules Agreement Not to Appeal Sentence Unenforceable If It Would Cause Miscarriage of Justice
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hunter v United States that plea agreements requiring defendants to waive appeal rights are unenforceable when enforcing them would result in a miscarriage of justice.
SC Upholds Life Sentence in Dowry Death Case After Reviewing High Court Decision
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal and upheld the life imprisonment sentence for a man convicted of causing the dowry-related death of his wife.
Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order Suspending Life Sentence of Former UP MLA Kuldeep Sengar
India’s Supreme Court reversed a Delhi High Court decision that had suspended the life sentence of convicted former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Sengar.