Sentences with phrase «convicted of property crime»

Children whose biological fathers had been convicted of property crimes were more likely to engage in similar behavior, when compared to those biological fathers who had been convicted of violent crimes.

Not exact matches

Rivera was convicted of conspiracy to transport explosives with the intent to commit murder, destroy federal property and other related crimes as a member of the terrorists group FALN [Fuerzas Armadas Liberacion Nacional].

Suppose that you are convicted of a crime, but after your conviction, a court holds as a binding precedent in another case, that the crime that you were convicted of is unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in your circumstances (e.g. in a U.K. scenario, you are convicted of trespassing on the walkway to someone's front door since that is private property, but a later precedent hold that members of the public are legally entitled to use such a walkway unless there is a «no trespassing» sign posted which no one disputes wasn't present in your case).

You can not be convicted of burglary if you accidentally, mistakenly, or drunkenly entered property that does not belong to you if you did so without intent to commit a crime.

Commentary by Edward Sampa Full Case Can be Found HERE THE FACTS The respondent was charged, tried and convicted by the Subordinate Court of the first class on one count of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime...

I am looking for an answer that explains whether someone who credibly asserts — e.g., by advance sworn affidavit — that they intend to return the item can be convicted of theft, or any other crime, for taking someone else's property for an extended but not infinite period of time.

Katanga was indeed convicted for the war crime of destruction of property based on the finding that «the predominantly Hema population of Bogoro were considered «adversaries» by the attackers because of their allegiance to the UPC» (para. 943, emphasis mine).

Asset forfeiture is a controversial policy that allows local and state police departments to seize money and property from those suspected of committing a crime, even in cases where the alleged criminals are not convicted of wrongdoing.

Assessments conducted at earlier phases are specified in previous articles.7, 8 At the 15 - year follow - up assessment, adolescents completed interviews that measured whether they had been adjudicated a person in need of supervision (PINS) resulting from incorrigible behavior such as recurrent truancy or destroying parents» property; their frequency of running away from home; and the number of times they had been stopped by the police, arrested, convicted of a crime or of probation violations, and sent to youth correctional facilities.14 They also reported on their disruptive behavior in school; number of school suspensions; delinquent and aggressive behavior outside school; experience of sexual intercourse; rates of pregnancy; lifetime number of sexual partners; and frequency of using cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs during the 6 - month period prior to the 15 - year interview.15