Sentences with phrase «considered for parole»

The need for reform of that sentence is urgent, she says, but guidelines requiring the passing of sentences of imprisonment on defendants over 21 of around 30 years before they are even considered for parole, are equally in need of revision.

In Australian jurisdictions, judges set a maximum sentence and a non-parole period (NSW law cited) i.e. a minimum amount of the sentence that must be served before the prisoner is eligible to be considered for parole.

Anyone convicted of any of these offences must serve their sentences consecutively to any other sentence and must serve at least half of their sentence before being considered for parole (normally, one becomes eligible for parole after one third of a sentence).

Judge Clement Goldstone QC sentenced Boyd to 22 years, to serve a minimum of 11 years before he can be considered for parole.

Not exact matches

The mechanism through which Mr. Cuomo plans to do so is unusual: He would consider pardons for all 35,000 people currently on parole in New York, as well as any new convicted felons who enter the parole system each month.

MIDTOWN — Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday directed the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to add Pokémon GO to the list of banned activities that are considered a parole violation for registered sex offenders — following an investigation showing the game had placed characters near some offenders» homes.

The analysis can be used before sentencing, to judge severity, or after, to consider eligibility for parole.

Such requirements are mediated through the practices of the parole board: it may be that a parole board would not consider a person for parole without a showing of contrition.

It also makes certain offences ineligible for a record suspension and enables the National Parole Board to consider additional factors when deciding whether to order a record suspension.

ii) In the ordinary way, in cases in which the appropriate sentence would be a consecutive sentence to the sentence for public protection, there is a serious problem because a sentencing judge considering imposing such a sentence does not know when the existing sentence for public protection will expire — as s / he can not predict when the Parole Board will agree to release the offender.

R (DSD and NBV & Ors) v Parole Board and Secretary of State for Justice [2018] EWHC 694 (Admin)(28 March 2018)-- QB Divisional Court (Warboys case): (1) the Parole Board were irrational in failing to consider evidence; and (2) that a provision preventing publication of material was ultra vires.

The Council may not consider applications from applicants for a period of up to three years following completion of sentence, parole and / or probation.

In the case of summary conviction offences unrelated to employment, an application for licensing will not be considered until the completion of sentence, parole, probation or payment of fine.