1.   Colwell said that, because he was unfamiliar with sentencing procedures, he did not feel comfortable specifying the exact number of years Woodward should spend in prison.

2.   During sentencing procedures, the relatives of crime victims are often given an opportunity to describe their loss to the court in emotionally gripping ways.

3.   The issue was the fairness of the sentencing procedure rather than the guilt of the defendant, Louis Jones Jr.

4.   This is the second time in a month that the court has upheld a death sentence based, in part, on an unconstitutionally conducted sentencing procedure.

5.   Valdivieso said that sentencing procedures in Colombia allow only limited opportunities for plea bargaining if Rodriguez cooperates.

6.   Despite the Criminal Justice Act, the Home Office said the loophole is apt to remain until next year when new sentencing procedures and guidelines are in place.

7.   His doctoral thesis compared Italian and Egyptian sentencing procedures.

8.   The high court hears arguments over the sentencing procedure in March.

9.   The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to a full review of the sentencing procedure.