Moreover, at the time of
the imposition of a life sentence, it must be clear to the convicted person to a sufficiently precise extent what objective criteria will be applied in the review, so that he knows what requirements must be met, if he wants - eventually — to be considered for a reduction of his sentence or for (conditional) release.
Not exact matches
Where an offender meets the criteria
of dangerousness, there is no longer any need to protect the public by passing a
sentence of life imprisonment, since the public is now protected by the
imposition of the
sentence of imprisonment for public protection.
Yolanda also mentioned the many injustices that continue, including the
imposition of extraordinarily high bails that keep accused people locked up and the persistence
of minimum mandatory
sentences that prevent the client's
life story from being considered by the
sentencing judge.
The court held that: (i) There is nothing unlawful about the
imposition of a concurrent or consecutive
sentence within either regimes relating to extended
sentences, and where
sentences of life imprisonment or imprisonment for public protection are imposed.
380 DOS 03 Donati v. DOS — prior misconduct; reconsideration; res judicata; applicant's prior license as a real estate broker was suspended by administrative decision (50 DOS 94) requiring respondent to pay restitution as a condition
of consideration
of any application by the applicant for a license under Article 12 - A; prior administrative decision is binding both upon the applicant and the tribunal; tribunal must consider, however, whether under current circumstances, the continued
imposition of the condition is unreasonable; applicant is 62 years
of age, has been divested
of all property, faces destitution and seeks to work as a salesperson under the direction and supervision
of a broker; applicant admits the unlawful acts, expresses remorse and states that under the current circumstances, the prior decision is a «
life sentence;» under the current circumstances, the continued
imposition of the prior decision is unreasonable; application for real estate salesperson license granted