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He was twice as old as when they sentenced him to die, and he certainly wasn't the same person that he was when he was sentenced.

Clive Stafford Smith

My dad was sentenced to double life, way before when there was no eligibility for early parole. He killed himself. He couldn't live with it. It was like there was no hope for him.

Jeff Power

People can exchange notes with him if they want, but I don't think it really adds anything. The question is whether he deserves the punishment he was sentenced to, and I don't find much enlightening in these discussions.

Kent Scheidegger

We have a criminal system that makes mistakes. If you accept that proposition, that means you have to be prepared for the inevitability that some are sentenced to death for crimes they didn't commit.

Thomas Hill

To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.

Peter Tosh

We didn't kill them. The court sentenced them to death. There is a huge difference between killing and transferring the defendants to the court. They carried out an operation, an attempt on the president's life.

Barzan Ibrahim

(I want him to be sentenced to) life in prison. I don't want the death penalty. I want him to live to be an old man in prison and I want him to fear for his life every day, just as Julie feared for hers.

Peggy White

Relatively cheap labor cost has long offered the country a competitive edge. Globalization has now sentenced the end of that growth model.

Vincenzo Guzzo

What he wasn't sentenced to was torture and rape, and that's what this case is about.

Tim Hoffman

Mr. Kohl knew he was being sentenced for his criminal convictions. This was going to be the last time for him to see the dog for a few years.

Hayley Greenberg

Such brutal and torturous behavior of those two have shocked society, therefore the court sentenced them to death for committing murder to hide their crime.

Jamnong Sudjaimai

[London's Daily Express newspaper said she had sentenced] our democracy to death, ... bizarre, deeply offensive and naive.

Daily Express

We convinced the jury beyond a reasonable doubt of his guilt in both murders, we got past the judgment of acquittal, and the judge obviously found the verdict was proper because he went on and sentenced him to death.

Randall Mcgruther

With those two lining up against Ms. Burwell, I think we were able to develop a pretty strong case. That allowed us to force her to come in and take responsibility. We'll take their cooperation in bringing Ms. Burwell to justice when they are finally sentenced.

Attorney Wes Nance

The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail, ... This is an agreed-upon disposition where you could be sentenced to eight years or less.

John Pickard

The horror of what happened to Lesley Ann also killed my wife. Hindley sentenced her to a long, lingering, painful death. I just wish God had evened up the scales of justice before she died.

Admiral Sir Alan West

The court just sentenced her to 30 days, suspended for I believe 24 months. She got a $100 fine, and she has to do community service.

William Stevenson

They [jurors] formed a judgment that the defendant had been sentenced to die - knowing that their neighbors had already determined he was guilty.

Mark Olive

He finally got sentenced for years of hurting people.

Larry Ross

RESPITE, n. A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable the Executive to determine whether the murder may not have been done by the prosecuting attorney. Any break in the continuity of a disagreeable expectation. Altgeld upon his incandescend bed Lay, an attendant demon at his head. 'O cruel cook, pray grant me some relief -- Some respite from .

Ambrose Bierce

They have condemned and sentenced to death the person that was held responsible for the bombing on 19 August 2003 which saw Sergio Vieira de Mello and other colleagues from the U.N. killed.

Gianni Magazzeni

If you choose to drink, then drive, be prepared to be stopped, arrested, transported to jail, booked (photographed, fingerprinted and issued a nice orange jumpsuit), hire a lawyer, post bail, see a judge, be sentenced, lose your license, serve jail time, pay a fine, pay more insurance and see your name in the paper.

Al Recke

Only in this state [New York] was Lenny Bruce convicted and sentenced. It was the only time in the history of this state that a comedian has been prosecuted for words and words alone.

Ronald Collins

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

Brendan Behan

What I find almost offensive is all these politicians saying we know mandatory minimums deter, and we don't know that. We know the exact opposite, that it's not what you're going to be sentenced to that makes the difference, it's the chance of getting caught.

Sanjeev Anand

Your purpose here today is to give, not only to the family but my client, a fair trial. I believe, as much as the family wants someone sentenced, it would not be justice for the wrong man to go to jail. That's where you come in.

Charlie Johnson

They were sentenced to 12 years and immediately upon completion of their sentence were deported from Canada.

Anna Pape

Teresa Rodgers should be sentenced the remainder of her years in prison.

Jessica Rozek

We hope that this show is helpful, as we would like to bring Morris back and have him sentenced.

Melissa Sherman

He should be sentenced for as many years as possible for the mental abuse he inflicted on me and my friend, ... I'm sure there are others out there who would like to see him locked up.

Diana Williams

He simply could have said, `Yes, I could have sentenced or upheld a judge's sentence to put Hitler to death.' Instead he said it was up to God to decide.

Eric Cantor

If (Chen Che-nan) is sentenced, it gives the impression that he's not protected by the law and gives the impression the government can take care of this.

Emile Sheng

Although the Supreme Court rejected these factors, almost two decades later we are still seeing that race plays a significant role in the selection of who will be sentenced to death.

Ellen Kreitzberg