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.
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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.