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A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two bloggers to prison Wednesday for a fight in a restaurant, but the defendants say the charges were a pretext to punish them for political dissent.
A 60-year-old Rapid City man has been sentenced to four years in prison for robbing a bank in the city. Police said Lonnie Pannell walked into the downtown Dakotah Bank on Feb. 5 without a weapon and demanded money. He got away with about $2,800.
Iran has sentenced an accused member of an exiled opposition group to death, Amnesty International said Friday in an appeal for Tehran to rescind the ruling.
Four former top army officials were sentenced to prison Monday in the murder of a colonel shortly after he testified about an illegal deal to smuggle weapons to Croatia.
A judge sentenced an unlicensed teenage driver to 15 years to life in the death of a classmate after he drank several shots of rum and crashed his mother's car.
The U.S. Navy says a midshipman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import and distribute more than 150 pounds of marijuana.
A Mexican man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison in connection with holding illegal immigrants hostage last year in a Phoenix drop house.
Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido has been sentenced to four days in jail on a drunken driving conviction.
A married man who drove from Alabama to Washington state to have sex with a teenage runaway he met through the popular online "World of Warcraft" video game has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
The U.S. military in Iraq has sentenced a soldier to three years in jail in the shooting death of another soldier.
A golfer has been sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for bashing another player over the head with a 6-iron during a fight over slow play. The 34-year-old man, Nicholas Jay Shampine, had been convicted of assault in King County Superior Court.
A former bookkeeper accused of embezzling nearly $10 million from her company and spending some of the money on 400 pairs of shoes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
A Texas woman will serve at least nine years in prison for drowning her 3-month-old granddaughter in what the defense said was a misguided effort to teach the infant to swim.
A Manhattan investment adviser has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for engineering a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $13 million.
Former Chicago Bear Roland Harper was sentenced to a year of house arrest Tuesday for acting as a front man in a $1.5 million fraud involving a landscaping contract for Chicago public schools.
A New Jersey man in court to be sentenced for assaulting and harassing teenage girls has been beaten in a corridor by the mother of one of his victims.
World ice dancing champion Maxim Staviski will avoid prison for a fatal drunken-driving accident in 2007, drawing five years' probation in a suspended sentence.
NFL receiver Reggie Williams must serve two years of probation for cocaine possession in a case in which a Taser was used to subdue him.
A Nigerian court-martial has sentenced 27 former U.N. peacekeepers to life in prison after they were convicted of mutiny following protests that officers had stolen their extra U.N. pay, their lawyer said Tuesday.
A former Indiana police chief has been sentenced to nearly 3 1/2 years in federal prison for using unreasonable force in kicking a handcuffed suspect he believed had robbed his house.
A lobbyist was sentenced Friday to three years probation for destroying evidence about her ties with former Pennsylvania congressman Curt Weldon, who is under FBI investigation.
A Venezuelan court on Friday sentenced nine former police officials to as long as 30 years in prison for the killings of demonstrators during street protests that led up to the failed 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez.
Rapper T.I. was sentenced Friday to one year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to federal weapons charges after he tried to buy a stash of machine guns and silencers to protect himself after his best friend was killed.
Swimmer Nick D'Arcy received a suspended sentence Friday for his assault of former Commonwealth Games medalist Simon Cowley in a barroom fight a year ago, meaning he likely won't spend any time in jail.
Former TCU running back Lonta Hobbs has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a drug charge.
Sheriff's deputy sentenced to 15 years for molesting teenA former Marion County deputy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual misconduct with a teenager.
Man who threw feces in CA courtroom gets 31 yearsSAN DIEGO — A man who sneaked a bag of his feces into a San Diego courtroom during his home-invasion robbery trial, smeared it on his lawyer and threw it at jurors has been sentenced to 31 years in prison.
Immigrant gets two life sentences in shooting of police detective Velislav Matzov could have run for it. Or he could have put his hands up and just given up.
Homeless man gets 15 years for stealing cereal, milk A Bartow homeless man with a long criminal record received a 15-year sentence for stealing a box of cereal and a can of evaporated milk.
Woman sentenced for torturing girl A Miami woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to torturing her husband's young niece.
Salem Father Sentenced For Shocking Kids A man who used a dog shock collar on his four children was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation"
Man gets life for molesting a child less than 12 in 2008 Kenneth O'Brien was convicted on six counts of sexual battery on a child less than 12 years old this week.
Man sentenced to 25 years for abducting and shooting ex wifeA Pasco County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for abducting his estranged wife last year and shooting her in the chest.
Couple Sentenced After Foster Child Dies In Unsafe Home A couple previously convicted of child endangerment involving their foster daughter has been sentenced again after the girl's death.
Tulsa Woman Sentenced To 107 Years In Prison - On Tuesday, convicted drunk driver Kimberly Graham learned she'll spend the rest of her life behind bars." At Tuesday's sentencing, a Tulsa County District Court judge opened up the floor for the family of the five victims to speak"
Gang member gets life sentence for murder committed when he was 15 - St. Petersburg TimesA 17-year-old Raw Dawgz gang member was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday after being convicted of first-degree murder.
For fourth DUI, judge sentences woman to nursing homeBay County Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet asked Brenda Louise Pulliam several key questions before he sentenced her for her fourth DUI and seventh conviction for driving with a suspended license.
Law Enforcement Officer gets 8 years for online identity theftA Florida officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison for using official databases in an online identity theft scam.
Offense isn't the best defenseBeing obnoxious isn't a crime, but it sure can hurt when a person is convicted of a real crime.
Smelly punishment fits the crimeBecause the offense involved toilet paper, it's only fitting that the punishment also does.
Teen will serve life after refusing plea A 19-year-old convicted of first-degree murder will serve life in prison after declining a plea agreement that would've freed him in 25 years.
Woman sentenced to jail for trying to spring her pit bull from poundA woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for trying to spring her pit bull from an animal shelter.
Montreal teacher gets 14 years in U.S. prison for sex crimesA former teacher at an elite Montreal prep school was sentenced in Stafford, Va., Monday to 14 years in a U.S. prison for sex crimes involving children.
Rapist gets three life sentences for assault - St. Petersburg TimesA judge handed down the harshest possible punishment Monday for an accused serial rapist known for his foul body odor and tendency to prey on single black mothers.
Man gets 2 years in prison for rap song lyricsA rapper who calls himself "T.O." was sentenced to two years in prison for violating probation with a rap song that threatened to kill two Lakeland Police officers.
Man gets 21 years for raping 85-year-old THE rapist at the centre of the "C Case" abortion controversy has been jailed for 21 years for raping an 85-year-old woman.
Man sentenced to 99 years for sledgehammer attack of girlfriendA Plantation man has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for attempted murder for repeatedly hitting his ex-girlfriend in the head with a sledgehammer.
UPDATE: Former principal sentenced in child porn caseThe former principal of a central Florida elementary school has been sentenced to five years in prison, a month after he was found guilty of possessing child pornography.
Former University of Florida employee sentenced to 27 years in sex caseA Gainesville man accused of having a sexually explicit online chat with a person who turned out to be an undercover officer was sentenced Monday to approximately 27 years in prison, the Florida Attorney General's Office reported.
Corrections officer gets 3 years for assault of inmate & civil rights violationsformer Florida Department of Corrections officer has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after being convicted on a civil rights charge relating to assaulting an inmate.
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