11. Does the punishment fit her crime? 12. He also argued that the punishment should fit the crime. 13. Higley acknowledges that he fell into this pattern, but wonders how much punishment fits this offense. 14. In criminal cases, the courts apply the common sense notion that the punishment should fit the crime. 15. Judicial wisdom will weigh what punishment fits the crime, if crime there was. 16. Last October, for example, North Carolina began an experiment under which judges balance prison sentences with available cells, making the punishment fit the state budget. 17. Local judicial systems in major cities have created smaller, more efficient courts and shaped punishments that better fit the crimes. 18. Mifsud may be a piker compared with higher-profile white-collar criminals, but the punishment almost never fits the crime for any of them. 19. Officials insist that the punishment fits the crime. 20. Opinions are divided as to whether the punishment fit the crime. |