Sentences with phrase «accused without a conviction»

It was a rejoinder to Statist policies of the day in which the State could effectively punish an accused without a conviction merely by delaying its own processes.

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In all cases of criminal contempt arising under the provisions of this act, the accused, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment or both; Provided however, that in case the accused is a natural person the fine to be paid shall not exceed the sum of $ 1,000, nor shall impriSonment exceed the term of six months; Provided further, That in any such proceeding for criminal contempt, at the discretion of the judge, the accused may be tried with or without a jury; Provided further, however, That in the event such proceeding for criminal contempt be tried before a judge without a jury and the sentence of the court on conviction is a fine in excess of the sum of $ 300 or imprisonment in excess of forty five days, the accused in said proceeding upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a trial de novo before a jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in other criminal cases.

These cases are often handled by our lawyer without an accused ever receiving a criminal conviction or a criminal record.

Instead, Mr Noble was imprisoned without conviction under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused Act) 1996 for the last 10 years.