Jones and her lawyers pleaded for leniency - no prison, but probation, perhaps home confinement.
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And thus, garnered little sympathy or leniency when the NCAA handed down its punishment.
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However, there may well have been extenuating circumstances that prompted to Magistrate to offer leniency.
Not surprisingly, Mr Chirac says Germany deserves leniency despite its repeated breach of the rules.
Other business owners say their leniency stems from memories of working for bullies or micromanagers.
Most federal courts have granted more leniency than the 10th Circuit which rebuffed Hobby Lobby.
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"We should allow discretion, not leniency, not some kind of softness on crime, " he says.
He may ask for leniency because his mother and father are now in dire financial straits.
While Britons jingoistically cheered Judge Zobel's leniency, the prosecutors and Matthew's parents were appalled.
The department relies mostly on self-disclosure in bribery cases, offering leniency to those who come forward.
Edison employees were arrested and cut a deal for leniency in exchange for cooperating with the investigators.
Of course, there are some scandals that aren't granted leniency, no matter how well-timed or sincere the apology.
But Peter Neyroud, a former chief constable, said the public did not want killers treated with more leniency.
It and eight other states rejected the deal for its leniency, but were turned down by the courts.
According to the study, the revolving door has not resulted in enforcement leniency.
But the Pakistani government, not known for its leniency, had stayed his execution.
The Leniency Program permits whistle-blowers to apply for criminal amnesty so long as they cooperate with civil antitrust plaintiffs.
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Heartfelt pleas for leniency, lower interest rates and so on from politicians are supposed to mean nothing to the bank.
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But, the judge said there were circumstances for a "degree of leniency" to be shown, including earlier violence towards her.
Another reason for this booming export business, grumble the Canadian and American police, is the leniency of British Columbia's courts.
Gasquet, who has slipped to 23rd in the rankings, faces a two-year ban from tennis, but is hoping for leniency.
If he stays alive, they would have to contend with a possible Islamist president who is unlikely to show leniency.
America's leniency towards bankrupts encourages novices to start their own businesses and allows people who have failed to start again.
Tired of hearing such horror stories, legislators are looking for a way to give taxpayers some leniency when rollovers go awry.
Others caught in the insider-trading scandals have used other tactics for leniency.
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Judge Richard Inglis said he had previously shown "misjudged leniency" towards Cooney.
"These are all potential mitigating factors" in favor of leniency, Fabian testified.
There are suspicions of scanty evidence, despite confessions and pleas for leniency.
In 2007, Ham and two Con Edison employees were arrested and cut a deal for leniency in exchange for cooperating with the investigators.
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