The sad truth is that some dealers receive undeserved leniency because insufficient resources necessitate unwanted plea bargaining.

The other youths decided to pin the murder on Mr. Wanger, Mr. Pope says, so they could receive leniency by lessening their role in the strangling.

Both defendants received leniency, their lawyers said, because of their cooperation, which led to the convictions last year of three members of the Goettlich family, who controlled the company.

Under antitrust law, the first participant in a cartel to agree to cooperate with the government can receive leniency, including reduced fines and the likelihood that no criminal charges will be filed.

He is facing a sentence of 25 years to life, and Justice Egitto told Mr. Poole he would not receive leniency.

Although convicted, Kewish had the hope of receiving leniency from the British Government.

On June 22, 2011, Jones was sentenced to 366 days in federal prison, receiving leniency from the Judge due to the "minor role" he played in the plot.

Other major prosecution witnesses are conspirators who made deals to testify against the accused gunman, Wilson Alejandro Mejia Velez, in hopes of receiving leniency.

The defense argued that Lindsey's parents urged their son to confess by suggesting that he may receive leniency if he did.

Cooperating witnesses often receive more leniency from judges during sentencing.