10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENTENCER»
Discover the use of
sentencer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sentencer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Capital Punishment in America: A Balanced Examination
The 1976 decisions appeared to suggest that the most promising means of
avoiding this sort of inequality was to focus, or “channel,” the sentencer's
discretion on the relevant decisionmaking criteria. Notwithstanding the 1976
decisions' ...
2
Questioning Capital Punishment: Law, Policy, and Practice
Shortly after introducing our doctrine requiring constraints on the sentencer's dis-
cretion to “impose” the death penalty, the Court began developing a doctrine
forbidding constraints on the sentencer's discretion to “decline to impose” it.
Distinguished Teaching Professor School of Criminal Justice University at Albany New York James R Acker, James R. Acker, 2014
If, in a capital case, the sentencer chooses the life imprisonment option, and v the
defendant appeals this conviction and wins, may he be sentenced to death if
again convicted of the capital offense? The Pearce rule, just noted, suggests that
...
Karim H. Vellani, Joel D. Nahoun, 2001
4
Psychology and Law: A Critical Introduction
The importance of sentencer characteristics in sentencing was emphasised long
ago by Everson (1919: 98), who concluded in his study of 28 Magistrates' Courts
in New York that 'justice is a very personal thing, reflecting the temperament, the
...
5
United States Reports, V. 542, Cases Adjudged in the Supreme ...
In Lockett, a plurality of the Court struck down Ohio's death penalty statute
because it prevented the sentencer from "considering, as a mitigating factor"
certain "aspect[s] of a defendant's character or record and [certain] circumstances
of the ...
Once this narrowing requirement has been satisfied, the sentencer must
determine whether an eligible defendant should receive the death penalty; many
States channel this function by specifying aggravating factors (sometimes
identical to ...
7
Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book only)
The following general points emerge: (a) In a case involving a degree of mental
disorder, the sentencer should consider whether a period ofcompulsory detention
is apposite. (b) If such an order is inappropriate, the sentencer must consider ...
8
Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival
"Constraints on the sentencer's discretion to 'impose' the death penalty" were
coupled with "a doctrine forbidding constraints on the sentencer's discretion to '
decline to impose' it." These standards, he argued, "cannot be reconciled."
Doctrine ...
9
Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book Only)
The following general points emerge: (a) In a case involving a degree of mental
disorder, the sentencer should consider whether a period ofcompulsory detention
is apposite. (b) If such an order is inappropriate, the sentencer must consider ...
10
The Death Penalty in the Nineties: An Examination of the ...
In making these arguments, counsel should not be precluded from using any kind
of eloquence that will arouse the sentencer's feelings. Under Lockett, the
sentencer is required to act for the community in deciding whether the defendant
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENTENCER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sentencer is used in the context of the following news items.
Fines go off the scale for large corporate offenders
The sentencer should instead focus on the objectives of sentencing proscribed in the statutory provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which the Court of ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
Life Expectancy
“Although we do not foreclose a sentencer's ability to make that judgment in homicide cases, we require it to take into account how children are different, and ... «The Marshall Project, May 15»
It was wrong to jail juror
True, this is the kind of offence where a sentencer needs to signal to other members of society the price for casual contempt of court, but a lengthy stint of unpaid ... «Herald Scotland, Nov 14»
Eric Holder Transformed the Attorney General into an Advocate for …
During his five years as a judge in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, he earned a reputation as a tough sentencer, locking up countless young ... «The New Republic, Sep 14»
Pistorius Trial: Judgment Day (2)
She has a reputation as a harsh sentencer - let's see if that's justified in this case. 11.30 It's lunch time at the North Gauteng High Court, and for the first occasion ... «Daily Maverick, Sep 14»
Justice Department Sued Over Secretive JPMorgan Settlement
“[T]he Executive Branch, through [the Justice Department], acted as investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury, sentencer, and collector, without any review or approval ... «Mintpress News, Feb 14»
Legality of JPMorgan's $13bn settlement with DoJ tested
Better Markets added that the agency cannot act as “investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury, sentencer and collector, without any checks on its authority”. «Financial Times, Feb 14»
Criminal courts 'can do more to cut reoffending rates'
For now this type of “sentencer supervision” is limited to some drug rehabilitation and ... Phil Bowen, director of the Centre for Justice Innovation, said sentencer ... «Financial Times, Sep 13»
How Eric Holder Got His Chance to Overhaul Broken Sentencing …
As a trial judge in Washington, D.C., Eric Holder was known as a tough sentencer, a long-ball hitter in courthouse parlance. It was the early '90s and the city was ... «Daily Beast, Aug 13»
James Holmes' attorneys say insanity-plea rules are unconstitutional
"You can't place limitations on the number of mitigating factors a sentencer can hear," Nelson said during an hour-long hearing in which Samour made no ruling. «Denver Post, May 13»
