Examples of life imprisonment in a Sentence
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This includes new laws in Arkansas and Kansas that impose life imprisonment for manufacturing fentanyl that could appeal to a minor through shape or packaging.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
The military junta that deposed him is seeking to strip him of presidential immunity, paving the way for him to be prosecuted on charges such as treason, for which the penalty could be life imprisonment, his lawyers said.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 4 May 2024
He was then sentenced to double life imprisonment plus 40 years without the possibility of parole, a veritable death sentence usually reserved for cartel leaders and serial killers and more severe than what was requested by the prosecution.
—Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Friday that a serial offender was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of his girlfriend at a Tempe motel.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
According to Reuters, state media reported that 84 defendants in the case received sentences ranging from probation for three years to life imprisonment.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The assault with intent to murder charge is punishable by life imprisonment and the felony firearm charge, meanwhile, can carry a mandatory 2-year sentence.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
If convicted, Langstaff would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
All four were charged with committing a terror act, according to the court, and could face up to life imprisonment.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
The military junta that deposed him is seeking to strip him of presidential immunity, paving the way for him to be prosecuted on charges such as treason, for which the penalty could be life imprisonment, his lawyers said.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 4 May 2024
He was then sentenced to double life imprisonment plus 40 years without the possibility of parole, a veritable death sentence usually reserved for cartel leaders and serial killers and more severe than what was requested by the prosecution.
—Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Friday that a serial offender was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of his girlfriend at a Tempe motel.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
According to Reuters, state media reported that 84 defendants in the case received sentences ranging from probation for three years to life imprisonment.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The assault with intent to murder charge is punishable by life imprisonment and the felony firearm charge, meanwhile, can carry a mandatory 2-year sentence.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
If convicted, Langstaff would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
All four were charged with committing a terror act, according to the court, and could face up to life imprisonment.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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