Sentences with phrase «for illegal possession»

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the mandatory minimum sentences in place for illegal possession of a firearm are unconstitutional.

In 2015, he also wrote the dissenting judgment in R. v. Nur, a 6 - 3 decision in which he argued the court should have shown judicial restraint and upheld the three - year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal possession of a loaded firearm.

Orange Walk Police detained one man of Guatemalan Nationality, pending charges for the illegal possession of a Maya jade artefact.

Her antithesis, John Bender (Judd Nelson) is insolent, scruffy, and a good candidate to be incarcerated for illegal possession.

Two men suspected to be armed robbers have been arrested by the police in Akwa Ibom State for illegal possession of guns.

«For avoidance of doubt, the Robbery and Firearms Act Cap R. 11 LFN 2004 and Firearms Act Cap F. 28 LFN 2004 are explicit on punishment for illegal possession of Firearms, offence and punishment for receiving, punishments for parties to offences under sections 1,2,3 or 4 of Cap R. 11 and also the provisions for regulating the possession of and dealing in firearms and ammunitions including muzzle - loading firearms and for matters ancillary thereto (L.N. 32 of 1959) as cited under the Firearms Act.

Andrew «Gino» Newton was convicted for the illegal possession of a firearm and an intent to endanger life.

The law expanded the definition of prohibited assault weapons — which is the part that has most irked sheriffs — as well as raised the penalties for illegal possession of firearms, required mental health checks, and limited the public's access to records of those who have gun permits.

Paolo Gabriele, 46, was arrested Wednesday for illegal possession of confidential documents, found in his apartment in Vatican territory, the Vatican said in a statement issued three days later.

May 26, 2012 — The Vatican announces that Pope Benedict XVI's butler Paolo Gabriele has been arrested for illegal possession of confidential documents.

In 2015, he also wrote the dissenting judgment in R. v. Nur, a 6 - 3 decision in which he argued the court should have shown judicial restraint and upheld the three - year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal possession of a loaded firearm.

Not exact matches

Only 13 percent of those using illegal drugs are African - American (exactly their proportion in the national population), but they constitute 35 percent of those arrested for simple possession and a staggering 74 percent of those sentenced for drug possession..

Dez Bryant is under investgation by PETA for possession of a illegal monkey.

An 18 - year - old Glen Ellyn man was arrested in the 600 block of Lenox around 9:49 p.m. on July 4 for illegal consumption of alcohol by minor and illegal possession of alcohol by minor.

I know that if it's the police, and they think I might be guilty of murder, they get a warrant, they search my apt, they don't find a murder weapon but they do find my bag of illegal drugs, that there's a good chance I'll be charged for possession of illegal drugs.

The senator had staged a break - out from the police vehicle conveying him to face trial for criminal conspiracy and possession of illegal arms in Lokoja.

The exercise in his view would be a futile one because government officials who are supposed to be supporting the retrieval of state cars are rather supporting wrongdoing by calling for the return of the cars to those thought to be in illegal possession of them.

A livid Abronye DC told Accra News on Thursday June 15 that the exercise would be a futile one because government officials supposed to be supporting the retrieval of state cars are rather supporting wrongdoing by calling for the return of the cars to those thought to be in illegal possession of them.

It also bans high - capacity magazines, requires federal background checks on private gun sales and imposes felony penalties for illegal gun possession.

The SAFE Act made more rifles subject to a state ban on assault weapons, increased sentences for illegal gun possession and required mental health officials to report safety concerns about any patients with access to guns.

«This investigation has shut down a major network of gang members responsible for the sale of illegal drugs and possession of dangerous weapons in our neighborhoods.

Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), Wednesday failed to appear at the federal high court, Abuja, where his trial for money laundering and illegal possession of firearms was scheduled to go on.

Reagan Stevens, a deputy director in de Blasio's Office of Criminal Justice, and two young men were arrested for illegal weapons possession while sitting in a double - parked car near the scene of a Saturday night shooting in Queens, cops said.

The executive director of a leading government reform group has been replaced, after he turned himself in for possession of addictive illegal drugs.

He called for stiffer penalties and sentences for illegal weapon sale, possession and use; a statewide registry of violent felons; increased penalties for anyone caught with a gun on the ground of a school or on a school bus; and a push to end gang violence.

The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.

This whole medicinal pot issue is a little thorny, since marijuana is illegal under federal law — period, end of story, even in states that have passed legislation or ballot initiatives making the drug legal for use by people who are sick, those individuals are still subject to arrest by federal officials for possession or cultivation.

Lance Corporal Benjamin Osage and Private Sunday Onwe were also sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for offences bordering on manslaughter and illegal possession of fire arms and ammunition.

Other soldiers also bagged jail sentences for various offences ranging from manslaughter to illegal possession of fire arms and ammunitions.

He said the suspects would be charged to court for illegal dealing and possession of adulterated petroleum products as soon as the result of the sample of the product taken for laboratory analysis is out.

Governor Samuel Ortom, after the State Executive Council meeting, said Ghana embraced the amnesty programme declared by his administration for residents of the state to surrender illegal weapons in their possession.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office, State Police & Norwich Police arrested 53 year old Allan Sheppard on Friday for criminal nuisance, and criminal possession of a weapon, following a drug investigation into illegal drug activity in Afton.

The law broadened the definition of banned assault weapons, increased penalties for illegal gun possession, reduced public access to gun permit information and required mental health professionals to report concerns about a gun - owning patient who posed a risk of harming himself or others.

The counts are forgery in the second degree, criminal possession of forged instruments in the second degree, falsifying business records in the first degree, offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, tampering with public records in the first degree, and two separate counts of illegal voting.

The Ogun state police on Tuesday, paraded 55 suspected criminals arrested for different crimes ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, cultism to illegal possession of firearms...

At the resumed hearing of the earlier charge of possession of illegal firearms filed against Dasuki yesterday, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court Six, sitting in Abuja expressed surprise at the decision of prosecution counsel to bring additional charges against immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) on a day set aside for definite hearing on the one count charge preferred against him.

The story alleges that a student who was arrested for possession of illegal substances, also had an Alpha...

The use of some not regulated or illegal steroid or perhaps their possession may have legal implications in certain countries for example the United States.

To qualify for Federal financial aid students must: - Be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or an eligible non-citizen-Have a valid Social Security Number - Have a high school diploma or GED - Be registered with the U.S. Selective Service (if you are a male age 18 to 25)- Not owe refunds on any federal student grants - Not be in default on any student loans - Have not been found guilty of the sale or possession of illegal drugs during a period when you received federal student aid.

Not have a conviction for possession or sale of illegal drugs that occurred while receiving federal student aid.

Dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states in the United States and possession of dogs for the purpose of fighting and attending a dog fight are also illegal in most states but state regulations vary widely from state to state.

Possession of sodium pentobarbital, however, was then illegal in Taiwan even for veterinary use.

In most cases, it's illegal to own or transport an exotic animal unless you have certain permits - usually granted to zoos or academic institutions - but there is a very specific list of permit - exempt animals, which don't require permits for importation, transportation or possession.

Be aware of penalties for illegal drug use and possession in Indonesia — and don't bring anything back to Lombok proper with you.

SGM has requested records concerning weather modification in the possession of the Weather Service, and the reason for the agency imposing illegal gag orders on their employees.

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There is a wide range of drug - related offences in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (also called the CDSA) including simple possession, possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking, importing and exporting, and production of illegal drugs including marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and MDMA.

Short of criminal convictions for reckless or illegal driving, your license is pretty much a permanent possession, regardless of how much your skills and attention behind the wheel slip over the ensuing decades, how careless you become with rolling stops or how incompetent you remain at parallel parking.

Were you arrested for marijuana possession or possession of other illegal substances?

Charter of Rights: After making an illegal u-turn, the appellant was arrested three times: for possession of controlled substances; for trafficking; and for possession of a firearm.