sentenced
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The following year, he was sentenced to five years in prison.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The judge sentenced him to 23 years in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
However, Littlejohn pleaded guilty three years ago and the Biden Justice Department sentenced him to five years in prison.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
In 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in jail after refusing to testify to a panel probing financial corruption and cronyism under his presidency.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Under California law, a juvenile has to be at least sixteen to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for murder.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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