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"life sentence" Definitions
  1. the punishment by which somebody spends the rest of their life or a very long period of time in prison

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Lucy Hale is leaving Pretty Little Liars behind for a life sentence — as in, her new TV series Life Sentence.
Avery is serving a life sentence without parole, while Dassey is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole.
The court denying the motion said she hadn't received a life sentence without parole and was just handed a life sentence instead.
Said I should be  harassed as a life sentence .
He'd been serving a life sentence for murder since 2013.
Debt doesn't have to be a life sentence, says CreditCards.
In 2016, Morsy's death sentence and life sentence were overturned.
McGriff is currently serving a life sentence on unrelated charges.
Sometimes I feel like we both got a life sentence.
A jury convicted him, and he's serving a life sentence.
Hernandez is currently serving a life sentence for that murder.
He remains behind bars and is serving a life sentence.
Besim faces a potential life sentence in prison if convicted.
Nassar is serving an effective life sentence for his crimes.
He received a life sentence rather than the death penalty.
Mr. Locascio received a life sentence for murder and racketeering.
His life sentence was commuted last year by President Obama.
The driver was convicted and is serving a life sentence.
A murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence, prosecutors said.
He gave me a life sentence of guilt and shame.
He faces a possible life sentence on the last charge.
The president commuted the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson.
Taystee (Danielle Brooks) is still grappling with her life sentence.
Grannik said that was a "life sentence," according to KTVA.
He is serving a life sentence without parole in Michigan.
The US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee had ruled that since Brown received a life sentence as a juvenile, not a life sentence without the possibility of parole, that case didn't apply.
The exception is capital murder, which carries an automatic life sentence.
He faces a potential life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Those found guilty of ivory trafficking already face a life sentence.
His death sentence and life sentence were eventually overturned in 2016.
"It is a life sentence for all of us," Rachel says.
She was serving a life sentence over a nonviolent drug charge.
Prosecutors had asked for a life sentence, according to Carey's statement.
Wynn, 47, is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.
Thanh faces a life sentence over allegations of misconduct and embezzlement.
He is 73 years old and faces a triple life sentence.
Given a life sentence, she was released on parole in 2009.
"I am pleased with the conviction and life sentence," Nicosia said.
Even Judge Kevin Sharp, who sentenced Young, opposed the life sentence.
He faced a potential life sentence prior to the plea deal.
Had she been convicted, she could have received a life sentence.
She has pleaded not guilty and faces a possible life sentence.
Copple is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The convicted driver is currently serving a life sentence in India.
Under Louisiana law, second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence.
He, however, is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder.
Avery, 54, is serving a life sentence at a Wisconsin prison.
Brooks is serving a life sentence for conspiracy to commit murder.
The judge can commute a death penalty into a life sentence.
Arias is serving a life sentence in Travis Alexander&aposs death.
It feels like a life sentence for a lot of people.
Opinion Columnist PARIS — To be a Francophile is a life sentence.
Edward Douglas is serving a life sentence for selling crack cocaine.
His kingpin charge was reversed and his life sentence was overturned.
He died in a hospital, serving a life sentence without parole.
If convicted, "this would be a natural life sentence," Morrow said.
Mr. Causey was serving a life sentence for kidnapping a lawyer.
I was 22 and facing a potential life sentence for murder.
Weinstein could face a possible life sentence if he&aposs convicted.
If convicted on all charges, each could face a life sentence.
Schizophrenia has been a heartbreaking life sentence for many young people.
Simply put, a conviction shouldn't be a life sentence to unemployment.
Azimjon Askarov (Kyrgyzstan)Deteriorating health for Kyrgyz journalist serving life sentence.
Dassey is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole.
He was eventually convicted and handed a life sentence in prison.
A life sentence for Odin Lloyd murder Hernandez's life sentence was for his conviction of first-degree murder in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semipro football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée.
In December, he received a life sentence for Birgfeld's abduction and murder.
Flemmi is currently serving a life sentence for killing of 10 people.
The charge of committing a terrorist act carries a possible life sentence.
A life sentence in Finland means at least 12 years in prison.
A life sentence, in other words, for a man of his age.
It made me hopeful that my circumstances were not a life sentence.
Now in his early 30s, Syed had been serving a life sentence.
The additional 65 years in prison is consecutive to the life sentence.
Hernandez is also appealing his life sentence for the Odin Lloyd killing.
A third man convicted in the killing is serving a life sentence.
If found guilty, she faces a life sentence, NJ.com and ABC6 report.
He confessed to the crimes and is serving a double-life sentence.
Halliwell received a "full life sentence," meaning he will die in prison.
Satan made us wait 26 years between Suspended Sentence and Life Sentence.
Kaitlin said she felt a life sentence was justified given the circumstances.
He faces a possible life sentence when he&aposs sentenced July 16.
Tillman was given another 102 years on top of his life sentence.
Greenlee, who was only 16 at the time, received a life sentence.
Worst case scenario for him ... it would amount to a life sentence.
The Justice Department said Mallory could face a life sentence if convicted.
Just last week, she helped free a man given a life sentence.
The latter charge carries the potential for a life sentence in prison.
"It's kind of like hearing you have a life sentence," he said.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, but Judge Scheindlin recalled having reservations.
He's already serving a life sentence for killing another man in 2013.
Charges: Johnson was given a life sentence for non-violent drug charges.
His cellmate was also serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.
Involuntary confinement in a state psychiatric hospital sometimes becomes a life sentence.
Mr. Woodham is serving a life sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary.
Levent Turkkan, an aide to General Akar, received a single life sentence.
He is now serving what is effectively a life sentence in prison.
Agba Jalingo (Nigeria) Pending trial could carry life sentence for Nigerian publisher.
Joaquin Guzman is now serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison.
Azimjon Askarov (Kyrgyzstan)Kyrgyz court hears final appeal of journalist's life sentence.
It shouldn't be a life sentence of public shame and restricted opportunity. 
He is already serving a life sentence for another killing in 2013.
If the jury convicts him, Weinstein could face a possible life sentence.
Effectively from day one I was given a life sentence without parole.
The conviction carries a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Nassar is serving what amounts to a life sentence for his crimes.
A life sentence in Denmark is typically around 15 years without parole.
The Mars Room tackles life as an inmate with a life sentence.
Johnson has served 20 years of a life sentence for drug crimes.
The state Supreme Court's response comes after a lawsuit was filed claiming Brown's life sentence is unconstitutional based on a previous Supreme Court ruling that said sentencing a minor to a mandatory life sentence was against the Constitution.
Last year, she met with President Trump to successfully urge him to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense and money laundering charges at the time.
She is currently serving her life sentence at the Tennessee Prison for Women.
The former cartel member was facing a maximum life sentence before his cooperation.
The podcast Serial revolved around Syed, now 35 and serving a life sentence.
He is now serving a life sentence on charges related to the kidnapping.
She's currently serving a life sentence at the Aliceville Correctional Facility in Alabama.
Van Houten, 67, is serving a life sentence for the La Bianca murders.
"It's not right to have a life sentence for marijuana possession," Inslee argued.
Van Dyke still served Laquan a life sentence on Pulaski Road in 2014.
He and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders also received a life sentence for espionage.
He is serving a life sentence and had his parole reversed by Gov.
"My mom, my sister and I all got a life sentence," Kaylyn explained.
He is serving a life sentence and had his parole reversed by Gov.
In 1974, Jones was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
He has been charged with premeditated murder and is facing a life sentence.
A 2015 trial for Hartfield resulted in another conviction and mandatory life sentence.
HANNITY: How do you get a life sentence over -- no previous crime ever?
"Look who I found in Chicago," the Life Sentence star captioned her picture.
The charge carries a mandatory life sentence in prison if she is convicted.
Barnes faces a possible life sentence at his sentencing hearing beginning September 19.
Supreme is currently serving a life sentence for murder conspiracy and drug trafficking.
Palmer has now been convicted of murder and faces a possible life sentence.
In both bills, a life sentence requires that a majority of jurors agree.
Mr. Syed, who was serving a life sentence, had long maintained his innocence.
It could mean a life sentence for the 60-year-old Virginia man.
If convicted, Greene faces an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole.
He was serving a life sentence for the 222 murder of an acquaintance.
He received two 15-year terms, to run concurrently with his life sentence.
He faces a potential life sentence if convicted in Australia of terrorism offenses.
Dalton is facing the possibility of a life sentence in prison without parole.
But he's looking at a life sentence with possible parole in 123 years.
We were after a Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) conviction and a life sentence.
Now 74, Mr. Sirhan is serving a life sentence in a California prison.
In the summer of 2016, Lightshow released Life Sentence 3 as an album.
Pickton is serving a life sentence for six counts of second degree murder.
For millions of Americans, a criminal record is a life sentence to poverty.
Dr. Nassar is now serving what is effectively a life sentence in prison.
In Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has proposed a mandatory life sentence.
Mr. Guzmán is serving a life sentence in a maximum security federal prison.
Azimjon Askarov (Kyrgyzstan)Imprisoned journalist's health deteriorating after nine years of life sentence.
Gabriel's mother is currently serving her life sentence in Chowchilla State Women's Prison.
He faces a mandatory life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
He is serving a life sentence in prison with no chance of parole.
Ms. Johnson had been serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug conviction.
Abduljalil Alsingace (Bahrain)Urgent medical attention needed for Bahrain blogger serving life sentence.
Prosecutors had asked for a life sentence, the strongest possible punishment in Italy.
He could receive a life sentence if convicted and given the maximum sentence.
The leader of the violent Sinaloa drug cartel faces a mandatory life sentence.
Authorities handed Bah a life sentence for alleged involvement with the assassination attempt.
Mr. Pearcy is serving a life sentence for his role in Shelly's death.
Chris Wilson is an individual who did 16 years on a life sentence.
Ilham Tohti (China) Six years in jail for Chinese writer serving life sentence.
He is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in eastern Kentucky.
Life sentence sought Federal prosecutors sought a life sentence, arguing Slater, then a North Charleston police officer, had committed second-degree murder and also should be punished for obstructing justice by providing the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division with false statements.
Although the death sentence seemed wholly appropriate, I still considered how I would feel if a judge gave my rapist a less severe punishment: a natural life sentence — a life sentence with no chance for parole without a successful appeal.
Jackson replies with all the confidence of a man unburdened by a life sentence.
If convicted as charged, Browner faces a possible maximum life sentence in state prison.
The sole beneficiary: Johnson, who began serving a life sentence for murder in 2012.
A London court will sentence him on Monday and he faces a life sentence.
Mitchell is serving a life sentence after being convicted of kidnapping and raping Smart.
If convicted as charged in the Chambers case, he faces a possible life sentence.
" Dalton posted the same snap, cheekily captioning it, "Just got served a life sentence.
Johnson was serving a life sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense.
The couple has pleaded not guilty to charges that could carry a life sentence.
His trial in 2000 resulted in a conviction and he received a life sentence.
John King is on death row and Shawn Berry is serving a life sentence.
He called Parker's six-decade term "functionally a life sentence," the Herald-Times reports.
Murder carries a mandatory life sentence, while manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of life.
If the jury is not unanimous, it can recommend a life sentence without parole.
The intentional homicide charges carry a life sentence as part of his plea agreement.
Hernandez is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for Lloyd's murder.
Cruz's lawyers have said he will plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.
California's Alvin Green was handed a life sentence in 2004, also for drug changes.
Hanging in the balance is the dismissal of Syed's life sentence plus 30 years.
Thanks to the ministrations of an unfair system, Taystee faces a potential life sentence.
James McDermott, the stable-hand, was hanged while Grace received her controversial life sentence.
Saunders handed down a life sentence with no chance of parole for five years.
All had been charged with riot, an offense which carried a maximum life sentence.
Rick Perry after the Texas parole board recommended his commutation to a life sentence.
He was charged with subversion and given a hard labor life sentence in 2015.
She's currently serving a life sentence even though she was a first-time offender.
Nassar in February was given what amounts to a life sentence for his crimes.
Mr Bo is now serving a life sentence for corruption and abuse of power.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, which he is expected to serve in Senegal.
He's the only person I prosecuted who got a life sentence for selling drugs.
Despite her age, Brown was tried as an adult and given a life sentence.
While Bergdahl faces a potential life sentence, the death penalty is off the table.
Beausoleil, 70, is serving a life sentence and at a Vacaville, California, medical facility.
The assailant's real name is Marc O'Leary, and he is serving a life sentence.
The former Patriots tight end was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction.
Despite her youth, she was tried as an adult and given a life sentence.
But as soon as he hears the life sentence it will be only revenge.
She was convicted of murder and robbery in 2006 and given the life sentence.
In this vein, the midseason comedy Life Sentence looks to be the closest analogue.
Johnson has been serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense.
If convicted of both of those charges, Mr. Rahimi faces a mandatory life sentence.
Anything less than a death or natural life sentence, I knew, would seem inadequate.
"It's like an unexecuted sentence of death," she told Mic about her life sentence.
Facing a life sentence at trial, he pleaded guilty to reduced charges in 2003.
Manning was spared a conviction for aiding the enemy and avoided a life sentence.
" Read the cover story by Mac McClelland, "When 'Not Guilty' Is a Life Sentence.
He's charged with rape and predatory sexual assault, which could carry a life sentence.
Hay faces a mandatory 10 years in prison and could face a life sentence.
Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.
" Little Dog asks, and then, later, "What is a country but a life sentence?
Syed, now 35, is serving a life sentence plus 30 years for Hae's murder.
In the meantime, a life sentence is not enough for creatures like Ted Bundy.
Johnson is currently serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense.
Guzman faces 17 criminal counts and a possible life sentence if he is convicted.
Alice Johnson: a great-grandmother who was serving a life sentence for drug trafficking.
The Life Sentence actress recently posted to Instagram a selfie of her and her dad.
Griffin, who&aposs serving a life sentence, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1994.
In December, a Virginia jury recommended that he serve a life sentence plus 419 years.
The key takeaway is that debt doesn't have to be a life sentence, says CreditCards.
Saevar got a life sentence, Erla three years, and the rest around 12 years each.
He has confessed and he wants a life sentence in exchange for no death penalty.
These people should be made uncomfortable, and I think that&aposs a life sentence frankly.
Claypool becomes eligible for parole in 2027, after serving 25 years of his life sentence.
These people should be made uncomfortable and I think that&aposs a life sentence frankly.
If convicted, he faces a possible life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
His third strike, which would require a mandatory life sentence, was a 2010 drug bust.
Lucy Hale and her former Life Sentence costar Riley Smith have split, PEOPLE has confirmed.
A guilty verdict, which would carry a mandatory life sentence in Chapo's case, seems certain.
As a result of the crime, the Puerto Rican athlete was serving a life sentence.
These people should be made uncomfortable, and I think that is a life sentence, frankly.
Investigators said Manson -- serving a life sentence for several murders -- didn't tell cops anything useful.
Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 and is currently serving a life sentence in New York.
In December, Obama commuted Brant's 1994 life sentence for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine.
If prosecutors are successful, he faces an automatic life sentence, with no possibility of parole.
Bill Haslam, in one of his last acts in office, is commuting her life sentence.
He offered him a job, a bittersweet accomplishment for a man serving a life sentence.
He was found guilty of first-degree murder and is currently serving a life sentence.
Ream is serving a life sentence for murdering 13-year-old Cindy Zarzyck in 1986.
Prakash faces a potential life sentence if he is convicted in Australia of terrorism offenses.
The shepherd has been charged with premeditated murder and is facing a possible life sentence.
Dassey -- who's serving a life sentence -- ran into the same ban in his previous prison.
Robert Bever is now being treated for severe mental illness while serving his life sentence.
He said that Almena faced a life sentence and prosecutors risked a politically disastrous acquittal.
A federal judge also gave James Alex Fields Jr., 22, a life sentence in June.
The 63 year old was a nonviolent drug offender who was serving a life sentence.
The hate crime enhancement here just ensures the life sentence he would have gotten anyway.
Co-defendant Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari also was convicted and is serving a life sentence.
Camacho pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence for her role in the slayings.
If Kumar is ultimately found guilty of sedition, the conviction can carry a life sentence.
Just look at his ending: a life sentence to a job he absolutely didn't want.
She asked Judge Lomeli to impose the 30-years-to-life sentence prosecutors had requested.
Prosecutors asked for a life sentence, but the judge gave Shanley 12 to 15 years.
Angie addressed the court on Tuesday, asking the judge to give her a life sentence.
Law enforcement sources tell us Chapo is looking at a mandatory life sentence ... without parole.
If convicted of the charges, the athlete faces a possible maximum life sentence in prison.
Manson died in November 2017 at the age of 83 while serving a life sentence.
He had been serving a life sentence at the high-security United States penitentiary nearby.
Ulbricht is serving a life sentence for his role in operating the dark web marketplace.
In other words, instead of serving a life sentence in prison, Dassey will be freed.
But I did become convinced that a life sentence for drug charges is too extreme.
It was a life sentence, but he was not the first man to pass it.
They recommended a life sentence, the maximum penalty Fields could face for the murder charge.
And yet, he now faces up to 35 years in prison, effectively a life sentence.
Brown is serving a life sentence for the murder of a Nashville man in 20123.
Williams had just begun a life sentence for the murder of university student Dominique Hurd.
Incarcerating 20-year-old men for 85033 or 40 years is essentially a life sentence.
Which brings us to "Life Sentence," starting Wednesday, neither superhero nor supernatural nor super bold.
He received the life sentence because the crime was his "third strike" under California law.
Germany: A former nurse was convicted of murdering 85 patients and given a life sentence.
Ronald Gasser, 56, had been charged with second-degree murder, which carries a life sentence.
Mr. Rahimi, who was convicted in October, faces a mandatory life sentence for his convictions.
He is now serving a life sentence in a medium-security prison in Bridgewater, Mass.
Then I realized it was more of a life sentence – to lead a different life.
Howard is serving a life sentence for a homicide committed after Boyd's murder, she said.
He could potentially receive a life sentence if convicted of the predatory sexual assault charges.
Williams is serving a life sentence after being found guilty of both killings in 1982.
For this crime, Mr. Brooker was given a life sentence with no possibility of release.
Prosecutors prepared a fifty-three-page indictment, which could have resulted in a life sentence.
The case ended in a plea deal that gave defendant Emerita Mapp a life sentence.
Already serving a life sentence, Geas had a reputation to gain and little to lose.
Questions pop out of the vertiginous twists and turns: Should marriage be a life-sentence?
President Donald Trump's commutation of Alice Johnson's life sentence is the right thing to do.
But it's worth examining how Trump ultimately decided to commute Johnson's life sentence: That's it.
Mr. Gosselin had proposed a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
It could effectively be a life sentence for Mr. Manafort, who turns 70 in April.
This was the first time the American majority preferred a life sentence, the center said.
Mr. Dassey is serving a life sentence without the possibility of early release until 2048.
Prosecutors demanded a life sentence for the man who critics called the "Butcher of Bosnia".
Florida, says a juvenile cannot have a life sentence without a meaningful opportunity of release.
He pleaded guilty, and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Before Judge Cedarbaum imposed a mandatory life sentence, she gave him a lesson about Islamic history.
Jeffrey Lichtman, an attorney for Guzmán, said his team expected the life sentence recommendation from prosecutors.
Criner, a foster care runaway at the time of the killing, received an automatic life sentence.
His attorneys have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence without parole.
David and Louise Turpin have pleaded not guilty to charges that could carry a life sentence.
In February of 2000, Syed was convicted of first-degree murder and given a life sentence.
You can get a life sentence for exporting over a kilo of hash in America nowadays.
Liggett was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder and died in prison in 2007.
Ramona Brant had her life sentence commuted by Obama and met with him earlier this year.
Last summer, Morsy was given a life sentence, which is 25 years in Egypt, for espionage.
He decided to plead guilty instead of facing trial and a possible life sentence, Durkin said.
DiNardo on Wednesday was taken away to state prison, where he will serve a life sentence.
He faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to the Associated Press.
He is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexually assaulting underage girls he considered brides.
Dassey is serving a life sentence for intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and sexual assault.
Brewer was executed in 2011, and Berry, who cooperated with police, is serving a life sentence.
But after being given a life sentence for a second attempted murder, he hit rock bottom.
He was serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for killing Odin Lloyd in 2013.
Prosecutors recently rejected his offer to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence without release.
Why it matters: This would essentially be a life sentence for the 69-year-old Manafort.
Leopold and Loeb were sent to prison for a life sentence, where the latter was murdered.
He was convicted of that murder in 2015 and killed himself while serving a life sentence.
Its 43-year-old author was serving a life sentence—for what, he did not say.
For the girls subjected to it, FGM can be a life sentence of pain and suffering.
He faces a life sentence as part of the plea agreement, according to local station KBZK.
They also say her life sentence is unconstitutional because she was a child at the time.
Both Mr Dundar and and Mr Gul continue to face the possibility of a life sentence.
This is Badie's seventh life sentence he has received since his arrest nearly three years ago.
He now needs constant care, and therefore is still serving his life sentence, in a way.
That count carries a possible life sentence, and a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison.
His first parole hearing was set for 2052 — meaning he was effectively serving a life sentence.
The Justice Department also said Schmidt "faces what would be an effective life sentence" if convicted.
"I hope that we never have to use it," Kowall said of the possible life sentence.
Anything close to that would be a de facto life sentence for Manafort, who is 69.
Fields was convicted of first-degree murder in December, with the jury recommending a life sentence.
He is serving a life sentence for money-laundering, computer-hacking and conspiracy to sell narcotics.
The trial Despite her youth, she was tried as an adult and given a life sentence.
The former Patriots tight end was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction in 2013.
The defense objected, arguing that given Mr. Barrera's life expectancy, 35 years meant a life sentence.
He was given a life sentence after being convicted of separatism in a two-day trial.
"He served 22 years of life sentence for low level drug case," the reality star wrote.
"It will not be a death penalty but he may get a life sentence," he said.
They argued that with his frail health, anything longer would constitute a de facto life sentence.
Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd, a friend of his.
Hussein Abdusamadov Abdusamadov is serving a life sentence in prison in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
After receiving an unfair life sentence following the prison riot, Taystee falls into a deep depression.
" But, he added, "there can't be a permanent life sentence on someone who does something wrong.
Mr. Ulbricht is now serving a life sentence for overseeing a global, online drug-trafficking business.
He was found guilty again in the second trial, and he is serving a life sentence.
In my judgment, the offences, taken together, are so serious that a life sentence is justified.
The governor had commuted the life sentence he received in 1996 after his sixth robbery conviction.
She was given a life sentence for the offense, which was her first of any kind.
What followed were two court trials, a life sentence in prison, and Hernandez&aposs eventual suicide.
Judges are allowed to impose a life sentence at their discretion, which victims' lawyers pushed for.
After his extradition, prosecutors refused his offer to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.
Mr. Ballard, who said he was solely responsible for the attack, is serving a life sentence.
The Uber driver was convicted of rape and given a life sentence in prison in 2015.
But the Connecticut bar is sending the opposite message: that a felony is a life sentence.
When Cardona was sentenced, in 2009, his lawyer pleaded for something shorter than a life sentence.
About an hour later, he would leave the same way he entered, the life sentence official.
He was later arrested, convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault, and is serving a life sentence.
Miller had served eight years of a life sentence that was later reduced to 20 years.
One was executed in China in 2005 and the other received a life sentence, media said.
Despite persistent international condemnation, a Kyrgyz court ruled to uphold his life sentence in July. 9.
Dennehy herself was given a whole life sentence for the triple murder and two attempted murders.
The British-Pakistani citizen, who is serving a life sentence, tried to kill himself in 2014.
Boucher would eventually be convicted of ordering the murders, and is currently serving a life sentence.
After Ulbricht's life sentence, Green tweeted that was he "surprised" at the harshness of the ruling.
The prosecution countered that due to the severe nature of his crime, a life sentence was warranted.
In 2009, Rajagopal unsuccessfully appealed his conviction, only to have his punishment extended to a life sentence.
He was a 16-year-old high school sophomore when he received a life sentence in prison.
Rivera is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted by a jury on all seven counts.
Pollard, 62, was paroled in November 2015 after serving 30 years of a life sentence for espionage.
We&aposre not going to let this one go unscathed, but needs to be a life sentence.
It is also holding a Korean-Canadian Christian pastor, who is serving a life sentence for subversion.
At the time, though, it dragged like a life sentence on Rikers with no hope of parole.
Mitchell was convicted in 2010 and is serving a life sentence on charges connected to the kidnapping.
In Georgia, felony murder does not require intent to kill, but it does carry a life sentence.
Syed, 35, was serving a life sentence in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
He is serving a life sentence in a Wisconsin prison with no chance of parole until 2048.
She is serving a life sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York State.
She seemed to have some effect: Within weeks of her visit, Trump had commuted Johnson's life sentence.
Defendant Joaquin Shadow Rams, 38, will likely receive a life sentence as a result of the verdict.
Mitchell is serving a life sentence on several charges related to her kidnapping, following his 2010 conviction.
He was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
Aaron Hernandez died innocent of murder, despite the conviction for which he was serving a life sentence.
He was serving a life sentence when he was found hanging from his cell early Wednesday morning.
Arthur Ream is serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of a 13-year-old girl.
Mustafa, who was extradited to the United States from England in 2012, is serving a life sentence.
Its sole surviving member, Beate Zschäpe, was arrested in 2011 and handed a life sentence in July.
Syed is serving a life sentence for the murder of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999.
He&aposs been serving a life sentence imposed in 2015, but now will get a new trial.
He faces a life sentence if he is convicted of one count of solicitation to commit murder.
A fourth man who said he had left the group before the murders got a life sentence.
He got a life sentence in December after being convicted of using religion to overthrow the regime.
Getting 20 or 30 years or even a life sentence for non-violent drug offenses is wrong.
In the retrial, Winslow faced a potential life sentence if found guilty of raping the second woman.
He is presently serving a life sentence in Muskegon Heights, in the opposite corner of the state.
In 1965, Britain abolished the death penalty, instead imposing a life sentence rule for extremely violent criminals.
The case Brown is serving a life sentence for the murder of a Nashville man in 2004.
Nationally, one in nine prisoners is serving a life sentence, totaling out to more than 159,000 people.
Henley is currently serving his life sentence in a Texas prison called the Mark W. Michael Unit.
The court martial, which could result in a life sentence, is scheduled to begin in late April.
"In light of the conviction, the court handed down a life sentence with hard labor," it said.
Rader, now 73, is serving 10 consecutive life sentence in the El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas.
Murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Hong Kong, while manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of life.
Murder carries a mandatory life sentence, while the lesser charge of manslaughter carries a maximum of life.
Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
Johnson is currently serving a life sentence for her involvement in a cocaine ring ... her first offense.
Background reading: • Ms. McClelland's Times Magazine article on how an insanity plea can become a life sentence.
He was convicted of robbery, his sixth felony, and received an automatic life sentence under the law.
Though only 16 at the time, she was tried as an adult and given a life sentence.
He lost his case, and received a mandatory life sentence because it was his third drug conviction.
She was given a life sentence, and is currently in the Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville.
We should deplore mob justice, particularly when the outcome is, effectively, an economic and social life sentence.
"I'm dealing with people now who want me to give them a life sentence," Justice Marrus said.
The hostage taker was serving a life sentence for murder and was out on parole, he added.
Brown-Long was serving a life sentence, but had her sentence commuted earlier this year by Gov.
Weinstein faces five charges, including two counts of predatory sexual assault that could carry a life sentence.
He served nearly two decades of a 50-year to life sentence before his conviction was vacated.
He received a life sentence and served 20183,583 days in prison before his exoneration in October 2017.
Congressman Romeo Jalosjos, for example, received a double life sentence for raping an 11-year-old girl.
Pompeo said her father - a Uighur scholar - is serving a life sentence as a prisoner of conscience.
Ms. Stewart would visit him in prison, where he was serving a life sentence in solitary confinement.
It will be the next step toward a likely life sentence for drug and money laundering crimes.
It's a life sentence and we want to make sure other families don't have to go through it.
Guzman is already serving a life sentence for having led the Shining Path's attempt to overthrow the state.
In the United States, Rahman was largely forgotten once he began to serve his life sentence in 1996.
Charles Sisney is serving a life sentence in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for a 1997 murder conviction.
It's just another look at the killer, who died in prison while serving a life sentence in 20193.
He had been serving a life sentence for ordering the murders of nine people including actress Sharon Tate.
But the pardon was revoked and her life sentence resumed a year later, until another pardon in 2010.
Mark, who had been at the prison since 1982, was serving a life sentence for murder, records show.
Guzmán is the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel now serving a life sentence in the United States.
Johnson is a 62-year-old woman serving a life sentence for a first-time nonviolent drug offense.
The man -- who is in his 50s -- is already in prison serving a life sentence, according to police.
But Ulbricht, who is appealing his conviction while serving a life sentence, declined to speak with the author.
Kohlhepp is serving a life sentence without parole after pleading guilty to seven counts of murder in 2017.
Mark Owens, 57, received a mandatory life sentence after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, PEOPLE confirms.
James remains in custody in Georgia's Macon State Prison serving a life sentence without parole, detention records confirm.
She was serving a life sentence without parole at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
"I took advantage later on in my life sentence to try to change my life around," he says.
Mursi, who was ousted in 2013 after a year in office, is serving a life-sentence in jail.
He was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
After taking the life sentence plea, she's decided to invest in dealing drugs – and in doing them, too.
Ulbricht went on trial in a New York courtroom, and is currently serving a life sentence without parole.
In 2016, President Obama commuted Anthony's sentence of 262 months of imprisonment to replace the former life sentence.
Syed, 36, is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee.
There's one other thing ... he's serving a life sentence for a brutal attack on his ex, Christy Mack.
McCabe, who received a life sentence in prison, can seek parole after serving 25 years, Branam's office said.
Lim had been serving a life sentence of hard labor after being convicted of crimes against the state.
There's no word yet on whether or not her Life Sentence character shares Aria's affinity for outrageous earrings.
The jury then had to decide whether Madison should receive the death penalty or serve a life sentence.
The judge told me my life sentence was "farcical" and "cruel and unusual," but his hands were tied.
Only Trump's decision last December to commute a life sentence for an Iowa meatpacking executive enjoyed bipartisan support.
The 62-year-old great-grandmother was serving a life sentence on nonviolent drug and money laundering charges.
Trump's latest pardon came Wednesday when he commuted the remainder of a life sentence for Alice Marie Johnson.
His subsequent life sentence was condemned by the United States and other foreign governments and by rights groups.
"To me it's poison or murder -- anyone who sells fentanyl should have a life sentence," her husband added.
With them around, a life sentence in these gilded halls might make Rostov the luckiest man in Russia.
They said the United States had made assurances to Colombia that it would not seek a life sentence.
That allowed him to avert a possible life sentence, instead serving 13 months in a work-release program.
Ricky Mitchell, of Georgia, has been serving a life sentence since 1997 for charges related to distributing cocaine.
Sable Elyse Smith's interest in prisons is tied to her own father, who is serving a life sentence.
Bo received a life sentence in 2013 after being found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and embezzlement.
Israel Ben-Levi, born Danny Loren, is a 68-year-old man serving a life sentence for rape.
Tobin is currently incarcerated at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh, having been served a whole life sentence in 2008.
Magson was convicted on November 29, 2053 and given a life sentence with a minimum of 183 years.
He was acquitted of two more serious charges of predatory sexual assault that carried a maximum life sentence.
The conviction carries a mandatory life sentence; Judge Richard M. Berman set a sentencing date for Jan. 18.
Gang rapists now face a possible life sentence, and repeat rape offenders can be handed the death penalty.
The sad fact is that mental illness is a life sentence — for both the patients and their families.
He was handed a life sentence, which under Iraqi law will put him behind bars for 1003 years.
Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for Mr. Madsen, 47, whose case has garnered attention far beyond Scandinavia.
The North is also holding a Korean-Canadian Christian pastor, who is serving a life sentence for subversion.
Even the judge who presided over Mr. Douglas's case says he believed the mandatory life sentence was unfair.
"He deserves a life sentence for each and every act on top of one another," Mr. Rourke said.
They acquitted him on the most serious charges of predatory sexual assault that carried a possible life sentence.
He was already serving life sentence in Cambodia after being found guilty of crimes against humanity in 2014.
Jurors acquitted Weinstein on the two most serious charges, predatory sexual assault, which carried a maximum life sentence.
Even with a life sentence, Mr. Madsen could be considered for release in as little as 12 years.
The man who raped Ms. Doe in 2014 is serving a life sentence for kidnapping and sexual assault.
The predatory sexual assault charge is especially significant because it means Weinstein could potentially serve a life sentence.
Syed, now 39, has spent half his life in prison and will continue to serve a life sentence.
Her crimes Van Houten, 2016, is serving a life sentence at the California Institute for Women in Corona.
"He did not consider my age when he gave me a life sentence of traumatic memories," she said.
The killer, already serving a life sentence, cannot be prosecuted as the statutes of limitations have already expired.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is currently serving a life sentence in the American super-max prison ADX Florence.
The predatory sexual assault charge is especially significant because it exposes Mr. Weinstein to a potential life sentence.
He was in a French prison, serving a life sentence for killing two French security agents in 21977.
This month Uyghur scholar, writer and blogger Ilham Tohti is serving his sixth year of a life sentence.
James "Whitey" Bulger, the infamous Boston crime boss serving a life sentence, has been killed, according to reports.
Andrew Wilson, who was serving a life sentence for the killing of two police officers, died in prison.
"It gives me a space to showcase the new me," said Jackson, now 38 and serving a life sentence.
"There can't be a permanent life sentence on someone who does something wrong," said Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman.
Quine, who has been serving a life sentence for the last 35 years, is still waiting for the surgery.
Van Houten, now 66, has been serving a life sentence at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif.
CBS News reports that a life sentence equates to as much as 16 years, but it can be renewed.
If convicted of murder, Holder faces up to a life sentence in prison, according to the district attorney's office.
Williamson was serving a life sentence for armed robbery and assault and battery with intent to kill, police said.
Every citizen in Gilead is acutely aware that misbehavior may result in an inescapable life sentence at the Colonies.
In the wake of their get together, Trump commuted the life sentence of non-violent offender Alice Marie Johnson.
If you can't already tell, Life Sentence is far from Pretty Little Liars territory — and that's for the best.
Dassey, 27, is serving a life sentence for his conviction in 2007 for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.
After all, the former NFL star is still serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of Odin Lloyd.
In 2014 a prisoner serving a life sentence for rape and murder was given permission for an assisted suicide.
He was arrested in 2005, whereupon he faced trial, a conviction of murder and a life sentence without parole.
This one came on December 12, 2011, about four months after he started serving the life sentence in Texas.
Nassar is serving an effective life sentence after being convicted of federal child pornography and state sexual abuse charges.
This policy, which advocates oppose, requires a mandatory life sentence if a defendant with prior convictions is found guilty.
She was initially charged with continuous sex abuse of a child, which could have resulted in a life sentence.
Now in his early 30s, Syed has been serving a life sentence in a Maryland prison since his conviction.
Nassar is currently serving a de facto life sentence after pleading guilty to sexual assault and child pornography charges.
Brown received a life sentence with the possibility of parole after serving a minimum of 51 years in prison.
This April, Hernandez was acquitted of both murders in what was seen as a victory despite his life sentence.
This past May, Kim Kardashian West appealed to President Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson.
In 2002, Gotti died of throat cancer at age 61 in prison while serving a life sentence without parole.
A life sentence in Finland is on average between 12 and 20 years with most serving 14-16 years.
His lawyers will probably argue that for a man of his age, any long sentence is a life sentence.
Alice Marie Johnson had her life sentence commuted on Wednesday by President Trump after spending 22 years behind bars.
The perjury charge in a murder investigation carried a potential life sentence, equal to the penalty for murder itself.
Ochoa confessed during an interrogation, and pleaded to a life sentence for murder, while Danziger was convicted of rape.
In 92 percent of those overrides, judges overruled jury verdicts of a life sentence to impose the death penalty.
Because of his life sentence he was put in with super dangerous criminals, stabbings, beatings, that kind of thing.
The prison is in Colorado, in a state where marijuana is now legal and he's serving a life sentence.
Convicted of first-degree murder, he is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 255 years.
Hernandez was already serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd at the time of his death.
In November, Sayoc pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, which carry a potential life sentence behind bars.
If only one juror had voted to recommend a life sentence, he would have been spared the death penalty.
The horrific nature of his alleged crimes certainly warrantsa life sentence in prison, so sentence mitigation isn't much incentive.
That didn't compare to the life sentence of knowing that I made this really terrible choice and ruined lives.
Ms. Khawaja's father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, is serving a life sentence in Bahrain for participating in the 2011 uprising.
Fields, 21, faces a possible life sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer.
He is serving a life sentence after being convicted on charges of terrorism and attempting to overthrow the government.
He is currently serving a life sentence for his roles in the 6900 WTC bombing and the Landmarks Plot.
Johnson, 63, had served 21 years of her life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense and money laundering charges.
It's hard to imagine that I have now served 20 years of my life sentence for that one mistake.
Hernandez was serving a life sentence for Lloyd's 2013 murder and his appeal was still in its early stages.
Unlike you, I was deemed unworthy, unredeemable at the age of 21 and given a 50-to-life sentence.
When a prosecutor can legally threaten a life sentence for a drug crime, the specter of coercion looms large.
I would have given him a life sentence or expelled him from the country, but he had him shot.
According to the Eagle, the count relating to McGovern's death was the charge that resulted in Henson's life sentence.
The charges being leveled could carry a life sentence, said Susan Schroeder of the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Mr. Roof has offered to plead guilty to the 33 charges against him in exchange for a life sentence.
The accomplice, Jerome L. Hamilton, received a life sentence and testified against Mr. Smith, who received a death sentence.
It also eliminates the "three-strikes" rule that imposed a mandatory life sentence for three or more drug convictions.
Just hours after her life sentence was commuted, Johnson was released from federal prison and reunited with her family.
Not only was he back in jail, the prosecutor was seeking a life sentence under the Three Strikes Law.
"Here" might also mean Vancouver, where both Riverdale and Hale's upcoming CW show, Life Sentence, are filming, reports Cosmopolitan.
"My verdict is a life sentence," she wrote when the trial had been pushed back to the late fall.
Any additional convictions on the 10 unresolved counts could yield a sentence akin to a de facto life sentence.
Jurors opted for the lesser charge rather than second-degree murder, which would have carried a mandatory life sentence.
Mr. Carruth was acquitted of first-degree murder, which could have brought a life sentence or the death penalty.
It was first time in at least 30 years that most Americans preferred a life sentence, the company said.
I grow suddenly savage in the face of this horror — a life sentence handed down by a brain bleed.
He's the judge who resigned after Tennessee laws forced him to give Young a life sentence for drug possession.
He also argues that her life sentence is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
Nassar is serving effectively a life sentence in prison for multiple counts of criminal sexual misconduct and child pornography.
Bulger, 20133, was serving a life sentence after being convicted of participating in the killings at least 22013 people.
Brown said he thinks the judge was fair because the guidelines for felony murder call for a life sentence.
Mr. Zappala said prosecutors would try to make a case for first-degree murder, which carries a life sentence.
In July, a Kyrgyz court upheld the life sentence of award-winning journalist Azimjon Askarov, despite persistent international condemnation.
It follows a prison inmate named Aaron Wallace, who serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.
The Justice Department had rejected his offer to plead guilty to 33 counts in exchange for a life sentence.
William Underwood has served 28 years of the life sentence he was given for his first felony — drug conspiracy.
"Monkeys don't wear glasses," a sergeant said, according to Mr. Richard, who is serving a life sentence for murder.
He had been serving his life sentence in a Florida federal penitentiary before being transferred in 2018 to Hazelton.
He could face a maximum life sentence without the possibility of parole during his sentencing hearing on March 17.
In July, a Kyrgyz court upheld the life sentence of award-winning journalist Azimjon Askarov, despite persistent international condemnation.
With Mr. Skakel facing a life sentence, his aunt sent the judge a handwritten letter from Hyannis Port, Mass.
He was acquitted of the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault that carried a possible life sentence.
Now, another teenage sex trafficking victim is facing the possibility of a life sentence after killing her adult abuser.
According to the New York Times, he pleaded guilty in 2008 to avoid the potential of a life sentence.
Gun possession charges, we believed at the time, could lead to a life sentence, or worse, a death sentence.
Muise pled guilty to the murder of Burroughs and granted a life sentence with no parole for 20 years.
Jury selection for his trial, which could have led to a life sentence, had been scheduled to begin Monday.
Mr. Syed is serving a life sentence for killing Hae Min Lee, a high school classmate he had dated.
With Mr. Skakel facing a life sentence, Ms. Kennedy sent the judge a handwritten letter from Hyannis Port, Mass.
In exchange for testifying against his old boss, Licenciado's life sentence could be reduced on the recommendation of prosecutors.
On appeal, prosecutors had sought a life sentence and a second genocide conviction for his role in ethnic cleansing.
Last year, she successfully petitioned the president to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
Though the jury sentenced Charles Soult to death, the trial judge overruled the decision and gave him a life sentence.
Today Avery, 53, sits in Waupun Correctional Institution serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for Teresa's murder.
Nixon released him to house arrest and his life sentence was commuted by Nixon's secretary of the army, Howard Calloway.
He was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, but had just started the appeals process.
Despite last week's acquittal, Hernandez was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Lloyd, his sister's boyfriend.
I had to plead guilty to second-degree murder, or else I would have a life sentence stuck on me.
While in prison, Korey Wise came in contact with a prisoner named Matias Reyes, who was serving a life sentence.
Murder carries a mandatory life sentence, while manslaughter carries a maximum of life though a shorter sentence can be set.
Menéndez married Rebecca Sneed in 2003 while serving out his life sentence at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California.
He was arrested following what would be his final drop, pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence in prison.
He faces up to five years for the charge of conspiracy, and a possible life sentence for the kidnapping charge.
Calvin Gibbs, the staff sergeant whom the documentary presents as a driving force behind the killings, received a life sentence.
Because she's serving a life sentence, the 20153-year-old Smith will continue to live this way until she dies.
Here's the real epilogue: Madsen is serving a life sentence for Wall's murder, and Rocket Madsen Space Lab sits empty.
In Belgium, a court can review a life sentence if it finds that a convict could be reintegrated into society.
According to assistant attorney general John Treadwell, the plea still allows the prosecution to pursue a life sentence, ABC reports.
The 35-year-old faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and up to a life sentence if convicted.
The appeals court ruled Dassey's 2005 confession, which he later recanted, should not be thrown out, upholding his life sentence.
After six months of a highly publicized trial, Wagner was found guilty and handed a life sentence on October 17.
At the time, he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
Why is Pamela serving a life sentence while Flynn - the one who shot Gregg — was released from prison in 2015?
In their 20/20 interview, Holly's parents are asked if they believe Zach's life sentence behind bars is enough punishment.
In 2002 Matias Reyes, a serial rapist serving a life sentence, confessed to the crime, and the convictions were voided.
Bulger was sentenced to a life sentence and had until recently been serving his time in a Florida federal prison.
And despite all of that, the odds are definitely stacked against Paul Manafort who currently faces a potential life sentence.
Second-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Louisiana, with no possibility of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
"Well, a life sentence is dangling over my head," he wrote to me in one of eight letters from jail.
Munira Subasic, who lost a son and a husband in the massacre, said Karadzic should be given a life sentence.
Lim was serving a life sentence of hard labor after being convicted of crimes against the state in December 2015.
His 28503,22019 sentence commutations for drug offenses before he left office included a third who were serving a life sentence.
It was federal prosecutors who forced Ray, who ultimately had his sentence commuted in 2016, to face a life sentence.
Demler, who is serving a life sentence, hopes the court will grant his request to bring others into the lawsuit.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Gina Parlovecchio said Chapo deserved his life sentence and seemed appalled at his apparent lack of remorse.
The attorney representing Avery, who is serving a separate life sentence for the murder, posted on Twitter about the ruling.
There is no parole in the federal system, so a person with a life sentence will ultimately die in prison.
In an interview with Remix, the Life Sentence actress opened up about her love life and her favorite date spot.
Convicted by a military court and given a life sentence, she was sent to the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.
Moments after Hernandez received a life sentence for the Lloyd murder, he was transported to MCI-Cedar Junction in Massachusetts.
Hoegel was previously convicted in 2015 of two murders and two attempted murders and is already serving a life sentence.
He has served 16 years of a life sentence after being convicted in 2000 of first-degree murder and kidnapping.
"They want a life sentence without an American victim, without drugs in the United States," he said during the hearing.
"This was a guy who prosecuted the [Ku Klux] Klan, one life sentence, one, I think, death sentence," he said.
Brown's life sentence caught criticism in Tennessee, and in 2012, a US Supreme Court ruling offered her advocates new hope.
Palaiokostas was never found, but Rizai was arrested nine months later and has been serving a life sentence ever since.
"From what I've been told, I have a right to ask you to give me a life sentence," Roof said.
He was acquitted of two more serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which could have come with a life sentence.
Weinstein was acquitted of two more serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which could have come with a life sentence.
While both sentences can be indefinite, Mr. Madsen could apply for parole after 12 years if given a life sentence.
Guirola also fined Vallum $20,20173, but declined to give him a life sentence, citing abuse he suffered as a child.
Guirola also fined Vallum $20,000, but declined to give him a life sentence, citing abuse he suffered as a child.
In 2014, a judge dismissed the charge, but had Ms. Gibbs been convicted, she could have received a life sentence.
Mr. Fields was convicted separately in state court of first-degree murder in December, and jurors recommended a life sentence.
He has pleaded not guilty, but his lawyers have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.
Of course, the problem could be solved by focusing on a life sentence and giving up on the death penalty.
Woods, 45, has served more than 19 years of a 31-years–to-life sentence for attempted second-degree robbery.
Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, are currently each serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of Halbach.
Syed, now 36, is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee, 18.
By the time his mother, Josephine Thompson, gave birth, John's father, Charles Jackson, was serving a life sentence for murder.
Jurors acquitted Weinstein on the two most serious charges against him, predatory sexual assault, which carried a maximum life sentence.
In a motion also filed Friday, prosecutors indicated they will seek a life sentence for Carmack if she is convicted.
Prosecutors said the letters amounted to soliciting murder, and, after his plea, he faces a life sentence, the BBC said.
Roof had offered to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence but the Justice Department had not allowed it.
That year, he secured a life sentence for Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who drowned her two young sons.
Prosecutors are using her testimony to support the top charge of predatory sexual assault, which carries a possible life sentence.
He was sentenced to five years and 10 months despite a plea for a life sentence from Ms. Onut's family.
States would do well to recognize that a criminal conviction should not be a life sentence to poverty and stigma.
But it was his second felony offense, and Georgia law at the time required a life sentence, Howard's office said.
I feel no sympathy whatsoever for Manafort; I just don't see Judge T.S. Ellis imposing effectively a life sentence here.
The DOJ therefore will examine whether to seek a life sentence or the death penalty in the Pittsburgh shooter's case.
He confessed to investigators soon after he was arrested, and offered to plead guilty in return for a life sentence.
Now his rap sheet will include 2 more charges ... attempted murder and assault by a prisoner serving a life sentence.
The former University of Nebraska star was awaiting trial in that case and faced a possible life sentence if convicted.
One man, a Russian national from Kyrgyzstan, was given a life sentence after being found guilty of organizing the attack.
A poll by the Globe also showed that about two-thirds of Massachusetts residents favored a life sentence for Tsarnaev.
The state is seeking a life sentence without possibility of parole if Urbanski is convicted on the first-degree charges.
While Geas could well be tried and convicted for the murder of Bulger, he is already serving a life sentence.
"From what I've been told, I have a right to ask you to give me a life sentence," Roof added.
He is serving an effective life sentence for child porn possession and sexually assaulting scores of young women and girls.
A South Korean-born Canadian pastor was arrested in North Korea last year and given a life sentence for subversion.
Even now that they'll give him the life sentence they think he deserves, it's not going to change anything here.
Before his suicide, Hernandez had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for murdering Odin Lloyd in 2013.
Wetteland's first-degree felony charge carries a maximum life sentence and a minimum of 25 years in prison, USA Today reported.
A life sentence for a non-Emirati entails a maximum of 25 years' jail followed by deportation, according to The National.
One former prisoner, Kenyatta Leal, was serving a life sentence in San Quentin prison and was determined to change that number.
Following an operation in San Francisco, Quine was transferred to a women's prison to serve the remainder of her life sentence.
His life sentence was confirmed in March this year by the Supreme Court, leaving him no further avenue for legal dispute.
Post columnist Jennifer Rubin went after White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, claiming she deserves a "life sentence" of harassment.
According to the release, the judge was unable to give Angelika Wagener a life sentence because she cooperated with the prosecution.
Though Manson died in 2017 (while serving a life sentence for his crimes), many of the Manson girls are still alive.
Oliver, who faced a possible life sentence in prison, was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, according to multiple reports.
Alice Johnson is a 63-year-old woman who was serving a life sentence for a first-time nonviolent drug offense.
They think that it's almost a life sentence to not have as good a life, to not have a happy life.
Johnson, who is 62, is currently serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense — a sentence she began in 1996.
His attorneys are asking the court to give him 121 months in prison, while federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence.
Miedzianowski, a former Guevara supervisor, was convicted in 2001 and is serving a life sentence for his role in drug distribution.
This means that a life sentence in a case such as Brown's must be a minimum of 51 years in prison.
The state prosecutor has demanded a life sentence for him if the court rules he was fully aware of his actions.
Last year, she successfully petitioned President Donald Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
The organization's director, Bernadette Smyth, said the judge had undermined an 1861 law calling for a life sentence in such cases.
Williams received the death penalty, and Fritz a life sentence; both were innocent, and, as The Innocent Man depicts, eventually exonerated.
Last year, she successfully petitioned President Donald Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
Far from being protected as a whistleblower, he is charged with the disclosure of unauthorised documents and faces a life sentence.
They argued that abatement lacks any solid historical or legal basis, and added that Hernandez's death technically completed his life sentence.
President Trump last week commuted the life sentence for Johnson, 63, who was convicted of a first-time nonviolent drug offense.
She was found not guilty of aiding the enemy, thereby avoiding a life sentence, but received 35 years in military prison.
Yeah, well Ross had one friend who is doing a life sentence for selling marijuana to an informant 13 years ago.
He's currently serving a life sentence while Gypsy is serving a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
The prison term could amount to a life sentence for the 72-year-old Silver, who fought prostate cancer last year.
Niels Hoegel is already serving a life sentence after he was convicted of killing six people while working as a nurse.
Despite that acquittal, Hernandez was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
He is currently serving a life sentence for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, whose killer Avery claims remains at large.
The jury convicted Bonner of murder and robbery but concluded that he wasn't the shooter, and Bonner received a life sentence.
Mr. Martinez was also convicted and given a life sentence, while charges against a third defendant were dropped before the trial.
John Kasich (R) this week granted clemency to a woman serving a life sentence for killing her abusive ex-boyfriend. Cleveland.
It becomes a contract between them: She trusts in his innocence; he trusts her to rescue him from a life sentence.
Under their bill, the maximum punishment available to a convicted criminal would be a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Rowe had been there since 2002 serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for armed robbery and other offenses.
If the cleric were to die once in Turkish hands, that could mean a life sentence for the pair, Zeldin said.
She represented Ilham Tohti, an advocate for China's Uighur ethnic minority who is serving a life sentence on charges of separatism.
DeDolph, 40, and Madera-Rodriguez, 34, still face charges of murder and the possibility of a life sentence if found guilty.Capt.
That allowed him to avoid federal prosecution and a possible life sentence, instead serving 13 months in a work-release program.
The judges also gave a life sentence to Radovan Karadzic, who served as the Serbian Republic's president during the Bosnian War.
David attended the subsequent court hearings, in which Ted pleaded guilty to numerous killings and was given a quadruple life sentence.
In 53, Trimble, who is serving a life sentence for murder, was assaulted by another inmate in her unit, she said.
As we reported ... Kim and Brittany just helped free Jeffrey Stringer, who served 22 years of a life sentence in Florida.
If found guilty, he could face as much as 45 years in prison — essentially a life sentence for someone his age.
Ocalan, serving a life sentence in an island prison, has not had contact with family, lawyers or politicians since April 2015.
He was tried, convicted and imprisoned, then was exonerated and released in 183 after serving 27 years of a life sentence.
If convicted of the state murder charges, Purinton faces a life sentence without eligibility for parole for 1503 years, Howe said.
Tony Evers in the form of a clemency petition that asks for either a pardon or commutation of his life sentence.
In the letter, Weinstein's attorneys said his medical issues mean any sentence above five years would effectively be a life sentence.
Kachinsky is under fire for his representation of Brendan Dassey, who's serving a life sentence for the murder of Teresa Halbach.
All of which, in a way, is what Manson (who died in 2017 while serving a life sentence) kind of wanted.
Mr. Högel is serving a life sentence for murdering two patients and playing a role in the killing of four others.
Under Alabama's harsh version of a three-strikes law, Mr. Cook had been serving a life sentence for third-degree burglary.
Mr. Cruz confessed to the police, and his public defenders said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.
Defendant Brett Jones received a life sentence without parole for murdering his grandfather with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute.
It reduces the death penalty to a life sentence of hard labor, and life sentences to 20 years, among other punishments.
He is likely to have dealt extensively with Zhou Yongkang, a former security chief now serving a life sentence for corruption.
Mr. Khattala's lawyer declined to comment but appeared relieved that the judge had not agreed with prosecutors on a life sentence.
Johnson, who is a grandmother, was released last year after receiving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense.
Klobuchar, who acted as the D.A. in this case, helped convict Burrell who is currently serving a life sentence in prison.
So how did Burrell end up with a life sentence for murder, and what was Amy Klobuchar's role in his conviction?
Property's believed worth as high as $14 billion The leader of the violent Sinaloa drug cartel faces a mandatory life sentence.
But as the trial draws to a close, the prosecutor has requested the toughest sentence possible — a life sentence without parole.
Ilham Tohti This month, Ilham Tohti, a Uighur scholar, writer, and blogger, is serving his sixth year of a life sentence.
He is serving a life sentence for aggravated rape, so the costs of staying in touch could extend for many years.
If convicted, the men face a potential life sentence without parole and a minimum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
An April poll, in fact, showed that over 60 percent of her constituents support a life sentence over the death penalty.
The lawyer argued that Ebbers had served what effectively was a life sentence when he was convicted after trial in 2005.
McVeigh was executed in 2001; Mr. Nichols faced the death penalty but received a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The desertion charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and the misbehavior charge carries a possible life sentence.
"The penalty for attempting a plot against state security is a life sentence," Adou said, adding that the investigation was ongoing.
He is serving a life sentence at the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Colorado, the so-called supermax prison.
She is serving a life sentence in Tennessee Prison for Women, and will be eligible for parole when she is 67.
As we reported ... Kim's been in talks with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kusher to get Alice Marie Johnson's life sentence commuted.
They include a woman who was sexually abused as a child who is serving a life sentence for a murder she committed at 17 and will be eligible for parole in 2022, and a man who is serving a life sentence for killing his abusive stepfather at 16 and will be eligible for parole in 153.
Mr. Syed, 34, is serving a life sentence in prison after his conviction in 2000 for the murder of Hae Min Lee.
The court in Paris confirmed his life sentence after the case was heard by a special jury made up of professional magistrates.
It was not until the Justice Department intervened, and a sought a life sentence, that Slager pled guilty and accepted 20 years.
Where Is She Now: In 2009, Atkins passed away from brain cancer at age 61 while serving a life sentence in prison.
Diane was sentenced earlier this year and is serving a life sentence without parole for first-degree murder and first-degree assault.
But after he served nine years of a life sentence, David was released from prison in December 2016 on a legal technicality.
Leonard Joseph Richards, 72, is serving a life sentence at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for murdering his half-sister and his lawyer.
Nassar is facing more than 20 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and faces a life sentence in prison if convicted.
He received a life sentence for the killing of his brother, but a death sentence for killing the preacher, Sidney Jethro Burnett.
Under German law he could be released after 15 years, though in extreme cases, a life sentence is often enforced in full.
Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, who is serving a life sentence, was taken into custody in northern Kentucky on Wednesday, the authorities said.
The investigation is ongoing and Jones could face murder charges with a life sentence, according to Deputy District Attorney Kristin M. McElroy.
If you're busted growing more than one kilogram or five plants, it's five to 20173 years in jail or a life sentence.
Anti-abortion group says law demands life sentence The anti-abortion group Precious Life called Tuesday for an appeal of the sentence.
He is serving a life sentence for aggravated kidnapping after his September 2016 conviction in connection with her disappearance, court records show.
Del Toro said each of them supported the guilty plea and life sentence rather than a protracted trial and death penalty appeals.
Last year, the reality star successfully petitioned the president to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
Syed, 37, is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend and high school classmate, Hae Min Lee.
Wednesday's additional charge, or superseding indictment, adds a terrorism count that carries a potential life sentence for Ftouhi if he is convicted.
Last year, Kardashian West successfully petitioned President Donald Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
He says they recognized a life sentence was a better alternative than a trial, which had been set to begin this week.
In 2018, she managed to petition President Donald Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
Previously, he agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence instead of the death penalty, but prosecutors denied the request.
Despite Hernandez's prior life sentence, legal experts said this double-murder trial still mattered for him personally -- and for the justice system.
In 2007, Avery received a life sentence for his alleged role in the murder of 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach.
Alice Johnson thanks Trump after release from prison Raw video: Alice Johnson is released from prison after Trump commutes her life sentence.
Barker would not comment on whether Jeffs' brother, Warren, who is serving a life sentence for sexually abusing children, organized the escape.
Sherman Chester served over 22019 years of his life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense before Obama commuted his sentence in 2015.
In 1992, a second-degree murder conviction in Pennsylvania meant a life sentence without the possibility of parole, even for a teenager.
"Neither of my assailants have spent one second in jail, but we the victims are forced into a life sentence," she said.
Crews is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in December to conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping in LaFontaine-Greywind's death.
Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman received a life sentence on Wednesday for his conviction on drug-trafficking and other charges.
It gives hope to those who would otherwise be staring down a hopeless life sentence without the possibility of a second chance.
But federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence, arguing Slager committed second-degree murder and should also be punished for obstructing justice.
She had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old.
Despite receiving a life sentence, Alice worked hard to rehabilitate herself in prison, and act as a mentor to her fellow inmates.
A prison spokesman said Bastian remained in maximum security at Lewis, where he is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.
Beausoleil, 71, is serving a life sentence at California Medical Facility in Vacaville for the murder of Gary Hinman 40 years ago.
Van Houten is serving a life sentence for stabbing to death Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their Los Angeles home on Aug.
Johnson, 63, was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after being convicted of a first-time nonviolent drug offense.
Despite last week's acquittal, Hernandez was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
Guzmán will not be sentenced until June but his Continuing Criminal Enterprise conviction carries a mandatory life sentence without possibility of parole.
But it is the second charge — misbehavior before the enemy — that is far more rare, and perilous, carrying a potential life sentence.
"An all-white jury gave her assailants a life sentence — a historic first that led to other convictions," the Washington Post writes.
He is serving a 15-year-to-life sentence for second-degree murder, with a 35-year enhancement for using a firearm.
The rapper reads the story of Norman Brown, a former inmate who was given a life sentence for non-violent drug offenses.
If an elderly mass murderer serving a life sentence can get married, then maybe I'll meet a woman and get married, too.
He was 19 when he was arrested, and the victim's testimony eventually led to a conviction and a life sentence without parole.
Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of Odin Lloyd, hanged himself in his cell in April.
This penalty has long been criticized because it can result in an inmate serving a life sentence for three minor, nonviolent crimes.
El Chapo was subsequently convicted on an array of conspiracy charges and is now serving a life sentence in U.S. federal prison.
Though he no longer faces the mandatory life sentence that would have accompanied a murder conviction, he faces up to 35 years.
He'll face a maximum of 20 years in prison when he's sentenced in May; Ulbricht is currently serving out a life sentence.
In South Carolina, a murder conviction can lead to a life sentence, and manslaughter carries a term of two to 30 years.
Calvin Gibbs, now serving a life sentence — Skarsgard imagined something other than the war atrocities and whistle-blowing central to the narrative.
My question is, assuming that he was guilty, was a life sentence for a 16-year-old, is that an appropriate sentence?
But how do you tell the difference between the work required of any committed relationship and a life sentence of hard labor?
The jury found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could have resulted in a life sentence.
The verdict could land him between five and 29 years in prison — possibly a life sentence for the now 67-year-old.
Last year, the Justice Department rejected Mr. Roof's offer to plead guilty to the federal charges in exchange for a life sentence.
Apology before life sentence: The white supremacist James Harris Jackson apologized for fatally stabbing a black man two years ago in Manhattan.
Mr. Dassey is serving a life sentence for murder in a case that was made famous in a Netflix documentary series. Gov.
There is no similar distinction between life without parole and a sentence of 40 years or even a life sentence with parole.
Kardashian West was inspired by 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson, a low-level drug offender serving a life sentence without parole.
Tiede, 57, has been free on bond for the last two years after courts dismissed his life sentence for murdering an affluent widow.
Following their meeting, on June 6, Trump commuted Johnson's life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense, enabling her to be released from prison.
Cyntoia Brown, the woman who was backed by several celebrities after her controversial case went viral, is challenging her life sentence in prison.
So you can make the severity off the charts — you can do a life sentence for jaywalking — it's not going to stop it.
And in season six, she saw her sentence turned into a life sentence when she was convicted of a murder she didn't commit.
Her mission: Get Trump to pardon Alice Marie Johnson, a great-grandmother serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense.
The other officer, Joe Miedzianowski, is currently serving a life sentence in federal court for his role in a operating a drug ring.
I can't believe they are making a mistake and releasing me after only doing a year and a half on a life sentence.
His attorneys asked the court to give him 121 months — or 10 years and one month — while federal prosecutors sought a life sentence.
Nassar is now serving an effective life sentence in prison for abusing hundreds of young female athletes under the guise of medical treatment.
Campbell served 20 years of a life sentence for killing a man in Cleveland before being released by a parole board in 1992.
"The fact that he served one day in jail while she has virtually a life sentence of suffering seems inherently unfair," he said.
Warren Jeffs, prophet of the FLDS since his father's death in 2002, is serving a life sentence at a prison in Palestine, Texas.
He is a convicted murderer serving a life sentence; CNN is not publishing details of his crime because they might reveal his identity.
Last month, 62-year-old Alice Marie Johnson had her life sentence for a non-violent, first time drug offense commuted by Trump.
Azimjon Askarov, one of Kyrgyzstan's most prominent human-rights advocates, is serving a life sentence, also on flimsy charges of fomenting ethnic unrest.
Meza, who is serving a life sentence, was a gay porn actor who had advertised his escort services online for $100 an hour.
Kardashian asked the president to pardon Alice Marie Johnson, a woman serving a life sentence without parole for a first-time drug offense.
On Tuesday, Obama commuted the sentences of 214 inmates, including Minnie Pearl Thomas, 60, who was serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking.
After a year-long fight, a Chicago federal appeals court has ruled that Dassey will continue to serve his life sentence behind bars.
As part of the plea deal, he was given 35 years in prison rather than face a possible life sentence, the spokesperson said.
Oklahoma inmate records show that Ward is now serving out a life sentence, and Fontenot is serving life without the possibility of parole.
Last year, the reality star successfully petitioned President Donald Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
The trials eventually wrapped Brendan Dassey into its lair, entrapping him in a life sentence with the possibility for early release in 2048.
Last year, the reality star successfully petitioned President Donald Trump to commute the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
Cunningham was serving a 20-year to life sentence for that crime when he confessed that he, not Deskovic, had killed Angela Correa.
In addition to his life sentence, Meza was ordered to serve an additional 20 years in prison for the conspiracy to obstruct charge.
He had faced a possible death sentence if convicted by a jury but instead received a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The show's work spurred action that resulted in a new trial for the 38-year-old, who is currently serving a life-sentence.
Here are a few examples: Jamelle Carraway is back with his family after serving 11 years of a life sentence in federal prison.
Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for the 54-year-old Nassar, who served as the USA Gymnastics physician through four Olympic Games.
Johnson was given a life sentence for a first-time nonviolent drug offense after she helped facilitate communications in a drug trafficking case.
But the district attorney's office pushed ahead with the criminal trial, asking for a life sentence for Shaffer for knowingly permitting child abuse.
Since 2000, Syed has been in prison serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
Neighboring Uganda once enacted a law imposing a life sentence for certain acts of gay sex although it was later nullified by court.
Under this legislation, I could have asked the judge to consider my particular circumstances and reduce my life sentence down to 25 years.
In 2014, prosecutors in the case had sought the death penalty, a life sentence or a prison term of at least 15 years.
A judge sentenced Morris to ten years behind bars followed by five years of probation, although Nuby's family had sought a life sentence.
Abu Dhabi (CNN)Matthew Hedge's release from a life sentence in an Emirati prison for spying is a fudge moment for the British.
In 2014, prosecutors in the case had sought the death penalty, a life sentence or a prison term of at least 15 years.
A former Los Angeles police officer, he was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for working as a contract killer.
An investigation by the Miami Herald revealed that Acosta, then a US attorney, had enough evidence against Epstein to request a life sentence.
He is likely to receive a life sentence, which comes with a non-parole period of at least ten years, the AP said.
Hernandez, who at the time was serving a life sentence for the murder of his friend Odin Lloyd, was acquitted of the killings.
The aggravated rape charge, which carries a life sentence, would be reduced to simple third-degree rape ... with a 25-year max sentence.
In fact, the sect's former leader, Warren Jeffs, is currently serving a life sentence plus 20 years in Texas for child sexual assault.
Syed has served 16 years of a life sentence after being convicted in 2000 of killing his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
Earlier this week, another British man was given a life sentence for posting messages online glorifying terrorism and encouraging others to commit attacks.
Mr. Menéndez received his first life sentence in 2008, at a time when there was a surge in trials against dictatorship-era leaders.
He has served 16 years of a life sentence after being convicted in 2000, but has maintained his innocence for almost two decades.
Since 2012, he's released a steady flow of mixtapes, most notably his Life Sentence series which showcase his gift for squawky, energetic storytelling.
Lightshow: So the clip you see in the beginning of the video is from my Life Sentence 3 concert at The Howard Theatre.
He was a champion boxer, and like the other 70 inmates in the play, serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Johnson was given a life sentence for a first-time nonviolent drug offense after she helped facilitate communications in a drug-trafficking case.
She has been serving a life sentence for murder in the killing of a Nashville man she said had solicited her for sex.
But facing a potential life sentence, Mr. Wu had pleaded guilty to the charges and asked the court to consider a lighter sentence.
Conviction as an adult could carry a life sentence, while conviction by a juvenile court judge would mean little or no jail time.
Since the show ended, Hale has starred on the short-lived CW series "Life Sentence" and the 2018 horror movie 'Truth or Dare.
In 2012, Mubarak received a life sentence for his crimes, but that was later overturned in an appeals court for lack of evidence.
The long and winding road Syed, 36, had been serving a life sentence in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
" In another case, he argued that a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime had shown "grave flaws in our statutory sentencing scheme.
Back when he was 25 and facing a life sentence for attempted murder, he had been too frightened to speak at his trial.
Included in PiS-sponsored changes to the criminal code is life sentence without parole, considered inhumane by the European Court of Human Rights.
The former head of the security forces, Zhou Yongkang, was prosecuted on graft charges and is now serving a life sentence in prison.
Rather, he would still be serving the mandatory life sentence he was handed after being found guilty of his third felony drug conviction.
After serving 20 years of a life sentence, he is on parole and living in Illinois, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
But in December 2015, a commander instead ordered him prosecuted in a general court-martial, where a conviction could yield a life sentence.
Freeman MacNeil was also given a life sentence with no parole for 25 years in connection with the murders of Burroughs and Fagan.
During his trial, a poll by the Boston Globe showed that about two-thirds of Massachusetts residents favored a life sentence for Tsarnaev.
In the series, Erica Shepherd (played Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative turned traitor serving a life sentence in a Supermax prison.
Mr. Ulbricht is now serving a life sentence in prison for his role as the kingpin of the worldwide digital drug-trafficking enterprise.
After landing behind bars with a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Eddie is pardoned just as he attempts to escape.
A third brother, Peter Gotti, who investigators say became the family's boss after John Gotti's death, is serving a life sentence in prison.
In addition to his life sentence, Ulbricht was ordered to forfeit $184 million, the amount of money that allegedly passed through his website.
And in this case, the infected are a social class below lepers, serving what amounts to a life sentence regardless of their crime.
Stinson's 1985 trial ended with a guilty verdict and a life sentence for the murder of his neighbor, 63-year-old Ione Cychosz.
She is now serving a life sentence at the Arizona Department of Corrections' Perryville Prison Complex, the state's only women's prison, the Republic reported.
Bulger was convicted in 2013 for a slew of crimes, including being linked to at least 11 murders, and was serving a life sentence.
If he is prosecuted and convicted for the new allegations, the sentence could grow, virtually ensuring a life sentence for the 69-year-old.
Kartel is facing a life sentence behind bars, a circumstance that would rattle a number of people but seems to only fuel his appeal.
The inmate was less than five years into his life sentence, and nobody notified him or the victim, now a teenager, of his escape.
James Gargasoulas, 29, was handed a life sentence for each of the murders, whose victims included a baby and a 10-year-old girl.
Hess later received a life sentence in 1946 at the Nuremberg trials and died at the age of 93 in 1987 at Spandau prison.
A life sentence for a non-Emirati entails a maximum of 25 years in jail followed by deportation, according to UAE state-run media.
Sirhan was sentenced to death, but since the California Supreme Court abolished the death penalty in 1972, he is now serving a life sentence.
Last year, Nassar, 55, was given an effective life sentence by a Michigan court for sexually abusing young female gymnasts entrusted to his care.
President Obama is now officially the hero of Demaryius Thomas' family after cutting the wide receiver's grandmother a huge break on her life sentence.
You know, being in a rock band is not a life sentence… you have other things in your life that you care to do.
If convicted, he faces a life sentence without parole as a habitual offender due to prior felony convictions in Mississippi, The Clarion-Ledger reports.
Krenwinkel was convicted of seven murders in 1971, and is serving out a life sentence at the California Institution for Women near Corona, California.
Syed, 35, whose murder conviction was overturned in July, was serving a life sentence in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
If he had not accepted the plea deal, Browner faced a possible life sentence if convicted of the felony charges, reports The Mercury News.
Arias is serving a life sentence for her first-degree murder conviction in the 2008 death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa.
Bennett's lawyer had claimed his client had been a compliant prisoner, that he would not pose a future danger if given a life sentence.
Jeffs is still considered a prophet to the most devout members of the sect, even as he serves a life sentence in Texas prison.
Williams was originally given a life sentence without parole for the killing of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff cheerleader Dominique Herd in 1998.
He had been serving a life sentence at the nearby Corcoran State Prison for ordering the murders of nine people, including actress Sharon Tate.
Though the Los Angeles District Attorney originally wanted a life sentence for Woodward, the no-contest plea bargain reduced the term to nine years.
Despite an initial life sentence, he was recommended for parole by a California parole panel earlier this month ... after being rejected 18 times before.
Calculated consecutively, Bever&aposs sentences total 5 years and he must serve 85 percent, or 215 years, before parole eligibility -- effectively a life sentence.
Strong, who is already serving a life sentence for an unrelated murder, did not react when the verdict was read, according to the Republic.
Hernandez, 27, hung himself in April in a Massachusetts jail where he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of an acquaintance.
As we previously reported, Berdon was arrested Tuesday for 2nd degree attempted murder -- a charge that carries up to a life sentence if convicted.
He negotiated a plea bargain with the state in exchange for a life sentence and alleged that Tafero and Jacobs had pulled the triggers.
Concurrent sentences In addition to Salem, Karimullah Khan was handed a life sentence while Tahir Merchant and Feroz Khan were given the death penalty.
Two years prior, a Colorado judge handed a life sentence to James Holmes for the shooting deaths of 12 people at a movie theater.
Sayoc faces a potential life sentence for mailing 16 IEDs to 13 targets, including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, Rep.
At 86, he faces a life sentence for first-degree sexual assault—half a century after he started abusing women and girls in Bangladesh.
The benefit of the convictions is that Manafort is looking at a practical life sentence if sent to jail for a decade or more.
The next few years Brown's life sentence caught criticism in Tennessee, and in 2012, a US Supreme Court ruling offered her advocates new hope.
The decision from the US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a federal judge's ruling and means Dassey's life sentence will remain in effect.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump granted clemency to Alice Johnson, a grandmother who was serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense.
He was convicted in 2000 in the murder of his former girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, and had served 16 years of a life sentence.
Federal Judge Linda Reade slapped the now 57-year-old Rubashkin with 27 years behind bars; what many argued was essentially a life sentence.
He confessed from jail, where he is serving a life sentence for murdering and raping his sister-in-law in 1994, according to Yonhap.
In 2006, the court dismissed complaints by guerrilla leader Carlos the Jackal, serving a life sentence in France, about his isolation from other prisoners.
Mr. Walus, who shot Mr. Hani at point-blank range in the chin, behind the ear and in the chest, received a life sentence.
Johnathan Byrd, 33, is incarcerated at the Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas, where he is serving a life sentence for murder and aggravated assault.
Johnson, who was serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking, was granted clemency after Kim Kardashian West met with Trump to plead her case.
Prosecutors have asked for a life sentence or, failing that, a sentence of "safe custody," a special psychiatric measure for those considered particularly dangerous.
Weinstein was indicted in May on rape charges and in July on three additional sexual misconduct charges, two of which carry a life sentence.
Mr. Courtier was given a life sentence for his murder and hit-and-run conviction but will be eligible for parole in 32 years.
Two voted to recommend denying clemency to Ms. Brown, 30, who is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting Johnny Allen, 43, in 2004.
Mr. Londonio, who was awaiting trial, believed he could face a life sentence or the death penalty in his case, according to the report.
Finally, in 2013, Texas' Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Mr. Hartfield's conviction and life sentence were void, but his motions were also void.
New charges against Epstein carried a maximum sentence of 220006 years — essentially a life sentence had the 2202-year-old lived to be convicted.
A fourth, Nicholas A. Slatten, a sniper who the government said fired the first shots, was convicted of murder and received a life sentence.
Ms. Johnson was serving a life sentence in an Alabama prison for a nonviolent drug conviction when the president commuted her sentence in 2018.
Those who have received a life sentence for a crime committed after June 2006 don't become eligible for parole until they've served 30 years.
Geas is serving a life sentence at Hazelton prison in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and online records.
Ovidio and Iván lead a faction of the powerful Sinaloa cartel now that their father is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison.
In another case, the defendant, who was a pharmacist, was given a life sentence in Mosul for providing wounded ISIS members with medical services.
A life sentence is also envisioned for the killing of a senior state official, acts of terrorism, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In Rhode Island, for example, under "Kristen's Law" a person who supplies drugs to someone who overdoses can be punished with a life sentence.
In addition to his life sentence, the court tagged an additional 30 years onto his term for attempted murder, a Justice Ministry statement said.
Johnson is a 63-year-old great-grandmother who received a life sentence in 1996 for her leading role in a cocaine trafficking ring.
He has served 15 years of a 55-to-life sentence for 2nd-degree murder, with a 35-year enhancement for using a firearm.
Hedges arrived in London on Tuesday a day after he was pardoned in the United Arab Emirates from a life sentence in a spying case.
We suspect the President would be more likely to show mercy on a grandmother who got a life sentence for a first time, nonviolent offense.
Ulbricht was given a life sentence on May 29, 2015 for his involvement with the dark web marketplace, which sold drugs and other illegal items.
Bosco ("The Terminator") Ntaganda, a commander in the militia, may face a life sentence after the court convicted him of war crimes on July 8th.
On Thursday, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that Brown's sentence was not unconstitutional based on a loophole that defines a "life sentence" as 60 years.
Arias, 37, is serving a life sentence for her first-degree murder conviction in the 2008 death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa.
Earlier this month, a court in Ravenna convicted a nurse for killing a patient with a lethal injection of potassium, handing her a life sentence.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports she'll receive a life sentence once she pleads guilty, which is expected to happen as early as Friday, court officials confirmed.
British academic Matthew Hedges, who was given a life sentence in the United Arab Emirates on charges of espionage, has been pardoned with immediate effect.

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