Sentences with phrase «appeal against conviction»

The appellant appealed against conviction on the basis that the statement was privileged.

In Ramzan, five of the appellants took the Saik point and applied for leave to appeal against conviction out of time.

The defendant appealed against conviction for an offence of racially aggravated threatening behaviour, contrary to the Public Order Act 1986, s 4 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998), s 31 (1)(a), arguing that the phrase used was not capable of demonstrating hostility based on membership of a racial group.

He filed a Notice of Appeal against his conviction in the New Brunswick Court of Appeal as well as a motion for release pending his appeal.

The appellant appealed against both his conviction and a sentence of 12 months» imprisonment.

Asia Bibi's final appeal against her conviction of blasphemy will be heard by Pakistan's Supreme Court tomorrow (Thursday).

A Christian street preacher has successfully appealed against a conviction for using «threatening and discriminatory language» in Lincoln.

The Scottish government must decide whether to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al - Megrahi following his decision to drop his second appeal against conviction.

His successful appeal against conviction led to the scrapping of the ID card system.

Six people caught in sting operations by the former News of the World investigations editor, Mazher Mahmood, are seeking leave to appeal against convictions resulting from stories about them in the newspaper.

[3] The appellant now appeals against her conviction on two grounds.

The Appellant, Mr. Jason Fountain appeals against his convictions for armed robbery, forcible confinement, and breaking / entering to commit an indictable offence.

Appeals against conviction rose from 1,530 in 2005 — 06 to 1,598 in 2006 — 07, while appeals against sentence rose from 4,914 to 5,176 in the same period.

The client would have to appeal against their conviction on the grounds that it was based on inadmissable evidence.

Practitioners who have a client who was convicted under the old interpretation of the common law should apply for leave to appeal against conviction out of time.

The defendant appealed against his conviction.

The ground of appeal against conviction was that the jury erred in refusing to direct the jury on manslaughter and leaving it as an alternative to murder.

The court's unanimous decision reduces Lula's options to appeal against the conviction.

Section 8 (4) of the Representation of People Act, 1951 allows a Member of Parliament (MP) or a Member of a State Legislature (MLA or MLC) to retain his or her seat in the House even when convicted, if he or she appeals against the conviction.

Media reports had suggested the Scottish government was prepared to free Megrahi on compassionate grounds and that this explained his application on Friday to abandon his appeal against the conviction.

«Obviously, I have gotten instructions [to file an appeal against the conviction] and we are going to do that,» he stated.

An israeli military court has rejected an appeal against the conviction for manslaughter of a soldier for shooting a wounded palestinian attacker in hebron last year.

Paz, who made his fortune from iron mining, is appealing against the conviction.

Maria Theodoulou, Partner at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors, comments in The Telegraph, Daily Mail and regional press, following the news of Hatton Garden raider Carl Wood lodging his appeal against his convictions.

An appeal against conviction on firearms offences resulted in a reduced minimum term of imprisonment as the court of appeal confirmed that an anonymous witness not present at the offence could not give evidence.

He appealed against his convictions on three grounds, two of which related to procedural issues not relevant for present purposes.

His appeal against conviction was on the ground that the GMC had acted unfairly in proceeding to hear the complaints in his absence.

The Ontario Court of Appeal, Strathy, J.A., dissenting, allowed the appeal against conviction and ordered a new trial.

He appealed against both his conviction and sentence.

This ruling was attacked during the course of an appeal against conviction and the Ontario Court of Appeal held that the ruling was correct, noting that under the circumstances it was to the appellant's benefit that he testified first.

During that time, his appeals against his conviction to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada were refused.

They appealed against conviction.

Jamila has appeared in the Crown Court for bail applications, preliminary hearings and appeal against conviction and sentence.

There has been a rise in both appeals against conviction and sentence in the past year, the latest annual review of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reveals.

Oland's appeal against conviction was scheduled to be heard before the New Brunswick Court of Appeal in October 2016, and in the meantime he is appealing to the SCC the release pending appeal decision only.

There is no right of appeal against a conviction or sentence to the High Court under of the Administration of Justice Act 1960, s 13.