Sentences with phrase «given jail sentences»

A key change is the introduction of a new presumption that all foreigners given jail sentences should be deported - something announced by Mr Clarke just days before he was sacked.

Tuesday night, Sanders expressed the same disbelief: «We have a criminal justice system that lets CEOs on Wall Street walk away, and yet we are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana.»

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But under the measures released today they will only be able to start a «recall petition» if their MP has been convicted and given a jail sentence of 12 months or less.

After a judge gives a jail sentence, the offender is taken to jail and a conviction is registered against them.

If the theft is from an employer, however, a judge is more inclined to give a jail sentence because the breach of trust involved is an aggravating factor.

Not exact matches

The French court gave him a suspended fine of 6,000 euros ($ 8,415) but he was not sentenced to jail time.

Italy's highest court has upheld the 16 - year jail sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia, which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people.

At the time, Quinn said he would give Terry a «split» sentence of up to 6 months in jail and 5 years» probation.

Chairman for the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has called for a more lenient sentence for the Montie three who have been given a four month jail sentence each for threatening the lives of judges of the Supreme Court.

Imprisoned since December 2010, Fotso was given a 25 - year jail sentence in September 2012, together with a former top aide to Biya, Marafa Hamidou Yaya.

Fifty - three people given life sentences since 2000 have been freed from jail, the Home Office has admitted.

On February 17th, 2009, an Italian court sentenced Mills to four years and six months in jail for accepting a bribe from Berlusconi and giving false evidence on his behalf.

The right - hand man of the jailed terrorist known as «Hook» was given the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison Friday for planning to set up an al Qaeda training...

The lawsuit involving Ontario and four other counties came as a result of a case involving a mother who was given a «felony» jail sentence despite having comitted a misdemeanor.

Some Conservatives are pressing Cameron to expose Clegg's support for an earned amnesty for illegal immigrants, his willingness to keep anyone given a sentence of less than six months out of jail, and the credibility of the party's claim that it can raise # 4.8 bn a year from anti-tax avoidance measures.

The Delta State Police Command arraigned him before the court, however, I do not know whether he has finished serving his jail sentence or he was granted court bail because I am definitely sure he was not given police bail.

This member of the American elite is ultimately charged with leaving the scene of an accident and given a suspended sentence instead of doing jail time for criminal negligence.

While Lisbeth is serving a short jail sentence, her former guardian, now old and very infirm, treks to the prison to give her some new information about her disastrous childhood.

• This breeder was fined $ 50, and given a 90 - day jail sentenced, which was stayed.

A small but notable victory in the fight against rhino poaching and the illegal trade in rhino horn: WWF reports that Chumlong Lemtongthai, a Thai national, has been given a sentence of 40 years in jail for trafficking rhino horns from South Africa.

Millionaire property developer, John Hart has been given a 14 - month jail sentence after failing to comply with court orders following his # 9.3 m divorce.

Other cases do not carry a likely jail sentence, but have the potential to ruin a person's good name and reputation, giving them a «criminal record,» which can trigger many so - called «Collateral Consequences.»

Good Conduct Sentencing Credit (HB 3884 / PA 99 - 0241 — Sen. Michael Connelly): Gives an additional 30 days of sentence credit to any prisoner who passes their high school equivalency testing while in the Department of Corrections or while they are being held in pre-trial detention (county jail) prior to the current commitment to the Department of Corrections.

The trial judge accepted part of Pistorius» story, and he was given a fiveyear jail sentence based on the judge's ruling that he acted recklessly, but didn't mean to kill.

He pleaded guilty, agreed to a 10 - day jail sentence and gave up his law license.

48 hours to maximum 30 days in jail, although community service can be given in lieu of the mandatory minimum jail sentence.

To give an offender a conditional sentence, the judge first imposes a sentence of imprisonment and then considers whether to let the offender serve the sentence outside of jail.

In some cases, the sentencing judge may give an offender credit for time they have spent in jail before being sentenced.

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 punishment given out as part of a sentence which means that instead of jailing a person convicted of a crime, a judge will order that the person reports to a probation officer regularly and according to a set schedule

The attorney can give you advice about how strong your case is and what to expect when you go to court, possibly making a plea to keep your jail sentence to a minimum if you serve time at all.

Courts are justified in giving lower sentences where prisoners face overcrowded jails, says Sir Igor Judge, the first head of criminal justice.