Sentences with phrase «convicted person from»

pardon: When the chief executive of a state or country sets free a convicted person from the punishment given to him or her by a court sentence.

Not exact matches

Also, take a page from my upcoming book on my convict period: When leading teams and people, recognize that it's critical that you understand how you show up.

In April 2014, the Justice Department announced a new clemency initiative to prioritize applications from people who would have been gotten much shorter sentences if they were convicted today, among other criteria.

Krajisnik, convicted of crimes against humanity including the deportation and persecution of non-Serbs, discussed with the president «the protection of Serb people's rights in the region,» according to a statement from Nikolic's office.

People who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federaPeople who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federapeople barred from buying a firearm by federal law.

And the piece from Leviticus is describing the punishments for people convicted by the legal system.

«And given we've had a dozen people arrested or convicted of terrorist acts who've come from similar organizations, we have an obligation to do so.»

Refraining from executing even those persons who may deserve execution is the way — the only way — in which to avert the occasional execution of persons mistakenly convicted, and to leave open the possibility of their exoneration.

John 16:8 says when He comes, He will convict the «kosmos» concerning sin, and righteousness... Isaiah 51: 5 says, «For a law will go forth from Me and I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

But many people who attend church, but are at best only suspect believers, seem to move on from the churches that do preach the Word in favor of a less convicting enviroment.

To paraphrase R.A. Heinlein, every society in history limited the franchise to some effect - for example, most modern democratic societies restrict franchise from persons underage, or frequently persons convicted of crimes.

A convicted left wing terrorist Brett Kimberlin has very recently successfully attacked several conservative bloggers in USA by methods ranging from «innocent» filing of frivolous lawsuits, to extremely dangerous and life - threatening practice of «SWATting» - placing a fake emergency phone call tricking 911 operators into dispatching emergency response teams to a targeted person's home.

Republicans have not ruled out passing new gun control measures that would make it harder for people convicted of domestic abuse or who have mental illnesses from owning firearms.

The amendments, though voted down, come as Republicans in the state Senate have signaled support for possible gun control legislation, which could include making it harder for those deemed too dangerous to obtain a firearm and closing up loopholes in the prohibition against people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from keeping and obtaining guns.

«A statewide registry of convicted animal abusers will protect our animals and people from harm by ensuring abusers never own an animal again and require them to undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment.

While the Representation of People Act, 1951 debars candidates convicted of serious offences from contesting elections for six years after their release from prison, Section 8 (4) of the same Act makes an exception for sitting legislators.

(Lead image: Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a law barring people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from owning guns in New York.

Silver was convicted Nov. 30 by a jury for pocketing $ 4 million in legal referral fees from law firms with connections to people with business before the state.

In October he was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend; in February Monserrate became the first person expelled from the New York State Senate in nearly 100 years... only to run to replace himself in a special election, campaigning as a staunch opponent of legalizing gay marriage and as a spiritual heir to Cesar Chavez.

Currently, some people convicted of crimes on MTA subways and buses can be banned from using the system as part of their parole, Bratton said.

The Assembly measures would keep firearms out of the hands of people deemed by courts to be a danger to themselves or others, set a 10 - day waiting period for delivery of a gun to a person who hasn't cleared a background check instead of the current three - day period, and prevent people convicted of domestic violence from buying a firearm.

In March, Cuomo's top aide, Joseph Percoco, was convicted on federal corruption charges for taking more than $ 300,000 from people who had business with the state.

«No consent was ever sought from the people involved, many of whom have never been charged or convicted of any offence.»

Article 14 (1) Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except in the following cases and in accordance with procedure permitted by law; Article 19 (1) A person charged with a criminal offence shall be given a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court; Article 19 (11) No person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and the penalty for it is prescribed in a written law; Article 19 (12) Clause (11) of this article shall not prevent a Superior Court from punishing a person for contempt of itself notwithstanding that the act or omission constitution the contempt is not defined in a written law and the penalty is not so prescribed; and Article 126 (2) The Superior Courts shall be superior courts of record and shall have the power to commit for contempt to themselves and all such powers as were vested in a court of record immediately before the coming into force of this constitution.

Some people accuse Jeb Bush of rigging Florida 2000 by purging voter rolls of innocent voters on the pretext of them being convicted felons from out - of - state, when in fact they were not.

Separating those convicted of trivial offences from their family, forcing them to socialise with serious criminals, stuffing our prisons to the rafters, costing the taxpayer millions, letting out other prisoners because we're imprisoning people for stealing a Mars bar: these are not sensible policies.

From time to time, people have been convicted of these offences.

John O'Hara, the longtime opponent of Brooklyn District Attorney Joe Hynes and the Brooklyn Democratic machine, and the only person since Susan B. Anthony convicted of registering to vote, said that his attorney got a phone call today about a possible pardon from Peter Kiernan, the counsel for Governor David Paterson.

The legislation sets up a 24 hour hotline to report suspected abuse, and will prohibit any care giver convicted of abuse from ever working with people with disabilities again.

The new Local Law makes it unlawful for establishments to: purchase any articles, jewelry or precious metals from any person under the age of 18; sell, dispose of, destroy, alter or remove from premises any articles for 14 days, (or 30 days if requested by law enforcement); and bars employment to anyone who has been convicted of a felony in the past 3 years.

This is a town, after all, that over the past 15 years or so has seen people accused — and convicted in dozens of cases — of everything from embezzlement, bribery and rape to racketeering, bid - rigging and kickbacks.

What caught our attention from Gale's questionnaire / interview: «NYC needs a zero - tolerance policy for dangerous driving, which would involve mandatory loss of licenses for people convicted of multiple dangerous violations.»

No, it may not stop someone from murdering their child, just like being arrested and jail time doesn't stop people from commiting crimes, but maybe, just maybe in this case, the jury would have had a light bulb moment and said, «Hey, there is something that we can convict her on.

Make removal from office mandatory for any public official convicted of offenses against any person which involve physical injury, sexual assault, restraint or intimidation

Cuomo had also sought to increase the age for younger people who are sent to state prison when convicted of felonies from 16 to 18 years old.

The Public Trust Act would impose tougher jail sentences on people who misuse public money and bar convicted officials from holding office again, 1010 WINS» Carol D'Auria reported.

As U.S. attorney, Hartunian» office convicted Glendon Scott Crawford of Saratoga County, now the first person in the United States guilty of trying to produce or use a radiological dispersal device, a 2004 law passed to keep terrorists from using a dirty bomb.

On Monday, Kate Brown, the Democratic Governor of Oregon, signed a bill prohibiting convicted domestic abusers and people under restraining orders from buying or owning guns and ammunition.

There will almost certainly be a reduction in the capacity for the DNA database to store samples taken from people arrested but not convicted.

Designed to prevent certain people, such as convicted felons or those subject to a restraining order, from buying guns, background checks do reduce some gun violence.

Instead he advocates three steps informed by research: requiring background checks for all U.S. gun sales, forbidding alcohol abusers and those convicted of violent misdemeanors from buying guns, and rewriting current federal restrictions on gun ownership to better capture people who are mentally ill and at risk of violence to themselves or others.

PEOPLE suspected or convicted of sex offences, serious assaults or burglaries in England and Wales will have to give a sample of tissue or blood for DNA analysis from next month.

In the 2015 survey, the majority of gun owners surveyed support prohibiting a person convicted of a serious crime as a juvenile from having a gun for 10 years (73 percent), prohibiting people who have been convicted of public display of gun in a threatening manner excluding self - defense from having a gun for 10 years (75 percent), and prohibiting people convicted of domestic violence from having a gun for 10 years (76 percent).

There was comparatively strong agreement between the groups of experts about the positive effects of expanded mental health - related prohibitions, the required reporting of lost or stolen firearms, media campaigns to prevent children from accessing guns, and the required surrender of firearms by those prohibited from possessing guns, such as people convicted of felonies.

The premise for Serial is basically the investigation of a murder case from years ago and whether or not the person convicted was actually guilty.

Nanny's house is full of people struggling for a fresh start in life, ranging from former convicts to recovering drug addicts, and she opens both her doors and her heart to them as they strive to make themselves better people.

From where Casey sits, the criticism of Brown and others about the unwillingness of the AFT to embrace any reform of the obsolete process for teacher dismissals — including the Big Apple affiliate's successful opposition to Bloomberg's effort this year to give the city's schools chancellor final say over dismissing those alleged and convicted of criminal misconduct (and those engaged in inappropriate behavior with students)-- amounts to» a vicious slander» geared to «chip away at public support for the due process rights» and to «distract» people from the city's failures to put more effort into firing such teachFrom where Casey sits, the criticism of Brown and others about the unwillingness of the AFT to embrace any reform of the obsolete process for teacher dismissals — including the Big Apple affiliate's successful opposition to Bloomberg's effort this year to give the city's schools chancellor final say over dismissing those alleged and convicted of criminal misconduct (and those engaged in inappropriate behavior with students)-- amounts to» a vicious slander» geared to «chip away at public support for the due process rights» and to «distract» people from the city's failures to put more effort into firing such teachfrom the city's failures to put more effort into firing such teachers.

Due to weak accountability and oversight, some have hired convicted felons or people who have been fired from other schools;

Since the government has not yet implemented mandatory sterilization for convicts, society as a whole must move their loved ones away from where these troubled people and their offspring choose to leach, rob and procreate.

Pointing to studies that have found links between animal abuse and physical violence against people, supporters seek to prevent those who are convicted of these crimes from acquiring and harming additional animals.