Sentences with phrase «appeal against sentence»

The mandatory detention laws in the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not allow for a right of appeal against the sentence, if the sentence should equate with the minimum permitted, and is therefore in breach of the ICCPR.

Earlier this month the Court of Appeal heard his appeal against sentence.

The prosecutor may also appeal against your sentence.

Cathcart v Law Society of Scotland 2013 CSOH 104: Acting for a solicitor in an appeal against a sentence imposed by the Scottish Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Jamila drafted the appeal against sentence and the case was linked to five others and heard by the Court of Appeal to consider setting sentencing guidelines.

Career highlights include defending a director prosecuted in the largest direct tax prosecution ever conducted by CPS Revenue & Customs Division; advising a range of individuals involved in the US / UK investigations into the alleged manipulation of the foreign exchange market and the LIBOR / EURIBOR rate; pursuing an appeal against a sentence to the European Court of Human Rights; and conducting an internal investigation on behalf of a pharmaceutical company.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

This painting depicts the last day of Roger Casement's appeal against the sentence of death for treason before five judges of the Court of Criminal Appeal in London.

Mr Mossayebzadeh, Mr Fadaie and Mr Omidi are additionally awaiting the outcome of their appeal against a sentence of 80 lashes each that was handed down in 2016, following their convictions for drinking wine during a communion service.

Her lawyers have lodged an appeal against the sentence, which has been received with shock and outrage.

Yadav's lawyer, D.K. Mishra, said he would appeal against the sentence in a higher court.

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.

Appeals against sentence: An appeal judge may allow an appeal against sentence only if the trial court made an error in principle, failed to consider a relevant factor, overemphasized a factor, or imposed a sentence that was clearly wrong.

Not exact matches

According to the CBC, Mr. Aftergood was sentenced to 14 days in jail in May 2007 but never served out the sentence, because upon appeal, he was granted a new trial and the charge against him was stayed in January 2010.

A second court session has been held in Iran as two pastors and a deacon continue their appeal against six - year sentences for political charges.

I am not a Mormon and don't find it appealing or convincing but I wouldn't vote against him just because he is a Mormon.I do apologize for that last sentence.

Pakistan's High Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from mother - of - five Asia Bibi against her death senAppeal has rejected an appeal from mother - of - five Asia Bibi against her death senappeal from mother - of - five Asia Bibi against her death sentence.

Much of the time it has talked also of a divine judge, whose major concern is with the conduct of those who live in the world, determining their guilt and assigning sentences, either of punishment in hell or reward in heaven, sentences against which his creatures have no appeal.

Spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi said: «Former nuncio Josef Wesolowski has recently appealed, within the prescribed limit of two months, against the most serious canonical sentence, that of a return to the lay state, which has been imposed upon him».

A judge set to hear the cases of four Christians appealing against prison sentences in Iran appears on a UK government blacklist.

Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his father will appeal against a Spanish court decision to sentence them each to 21 months in jail for tax fraud, the player's lawyers say.

``... If they feel the fines are not big enough, then the AG could appeal against not the conviction, but the sentencing; the amount of the fine, to give another court the opportunity to review,» Mr. Ankomah opined on Eyewitness News.

When the previous government announced it was appealing against the European Court's original ruling in 2005, the Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Firkin, said: «It has been the view of successive governments, including this government, that persons who have committed crimes serious enough to warrant a custodial sentence should forfeit the right to have a say in how the country is governed while they are detained.»

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

Ontario's Court of Appeal has upheld an adult sentence against Christopher Ellacott who raped and murdered a senior citizen when he was 15 years old.

APPEAL by accused against conviction on one count of assault causing bodily harm, sentence to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and order to provide DNA sample.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against conviction dismissed — Although trial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resulted.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was remote.

Your defense attorney can appeal the sentence against you by filing an argument with the court where it is explained how the trial in which you were found guilty was conducted inappropriately or how some other error caused your rights to be violated.

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Appeals against homelessness decisions under s 204 of the Housing Act 1996 do not fall within the public law category post the enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

The appellants appealed against both the findings against them and the sentences imposed.

He appealed against both his conviction and sentence.

Appeals can be made against sentence to the Court of Appeal from the Crown Court.

• remove all discretion from the secretary of state in relation to deportation orders; • create an assumption that deportation is conducive to the public good; • require the secretary of state to make a deportation order (this can be made at any time providing there is no pending criminal appeal against a conviction or sentence); and • prohibit the secretary of state from revoking a deportation order unless: (i) one of the exceptions below applies; (ii) an application for revocation is made while individuals are outside the UK; or (iii) a new Borders Act deportation order is made.

In an article titled Ottawa drops appeal of ruling that gave no jail time to aboriginal man published in The Globe and Mail edition of August 30, 2016, Sean Fine described Justice Green's ruling as a «19,000 word cri de coeur against the over-incarceration of indigenous people and a rebellion against a convention in which traffickers are sentenced according to the quantity of the drugs they were selling.»

- A new Pt 68 (appeal to the Court of Appeal about conviction or sentence), in substitution for the existing Pt 68 (appeal to the Court of Appeal against conviction, sentence or sentence review deciappeal to the Court of Appeal about conviction or sentence), in substitution for the existing Pt 68 (appeal to the Court of Appeal against conviction, sentence or sentence review deciAppeal about conviction or sentence), in substitution for the existing Pt 68 (appeal to the Court of Appeal against conviction, sentence or sentence review deciappeal to the Court of Appeal against conviction, sentence or sentence review deciAppeal against conviction, sentence or sentence review decision).

When allowing an appeal against an extended sentence the Court of Appeal was not bound to impose an indeterminate sentence as such a sentence would amount to an increase in sentence and it was precluded from doing that by virtue of Criminal Appeal Act 1968, s 1appeal against an extended sentence the Court of Appeal was not bound to impose an indeterminate sentence as such a sentence would amount to an increase in sentence and it was precluded from doing that by virtue of Criminal Appeal Act 1968, s 1Appeal was not bound to impose an indeterminate sentence as such a sentence would amount to an increase in sentence and it was precluded from doing that by virtue of Criminal Appeal Act 1968, s 1Appeal Act 1968, s 11 (3).

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.

(viii) Pt 63 (appeal to the Crown Court against conviction or sentence) is amended so that the Crown Court may, in certain circumstances, enter on an appeal with the judge sitting with a single justice, when hearing an appeal from a magistrates» court.

She represented a man convicted of murdering a taxi driver in a robbery gone wrong, in his appeal against the death sentence in 2012.

He appealed against conviction and sentence.

Recent pronouncements from the Ontario Court of Appeal overturning some mandatory minimum sentences and extraordinarily frank outbursts from some trial judges on the madness of mandatory victim fine surcharges (often levied against the homeless, destitute and mentally ill) have set the stage for what is sure to be an interesting 2014 docket.

• Appeals against convictions and sentences.

The appeal judge decided that the $ 250,000 fine against the company, and the jail terms, were «significantly out of the range of sentences regularly imposed by the courts for these types of offences and for these types of offenders».

The government, however, successfully challenged a D.C. Circuit panel's invalidation of the conspiracy charge against Ali al Bahlul, who received a life sentence and remains at Guantanamo, in an appeal to the full circuit.

Divided into: i) civil and, ii) criminal divisions and hears appeals: i) from decision in the High Court and County Courts and, ii) against convictions or sentences passed by the Crown Court, (see also Public Trustee Monies held in Court, in the name of the Accountant General, for suitors, minors, Court of Protection patients etc)