Sentences with phrase «jail terms imposed»

Before 2008, I don't think there were a dozen jail terms imposed.

They are also pleading with the court to declare as null and void, the remission of the punishment by then President Mahama of a four - month jail term imposed on Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Masse.

Not exact matches

Kenya has imposed stiffer penalties - longer jail terms and bigger fines - for wildlife poaching or trafficking, saying poaching is harming tourism, a major earner of foreign exchange.

In upholding an earlier decision, the Court of Appeal said that forcing the courts to impose at least a 12 - month jail term could, in some cases, be out of line with the various acts captured by the law.

However, they confirm that the courts will impose jail terms where lesser penalties have not deterred the defendant or where the court believes a monetary penalty is insufficient in the circumstances.

«Fertility tourism» is the somewhat derisive term for cross-border travel to access artificial reproductive services that are restricted or unavailable in the traveler's home country.123 Such tourism can be a two - way street.124 Canada, for example, imposes severe penalties on anyone who provides compensation to a gestational surrogate.125 The risk of a serious fine and even jail time acts as a deterrent to Canadians who have no access to altruistic surrogates within Canada.126 The restrictions encourage Canadians to access ART services in the United States or other countries.127 On the other hand, Canada can be an attractive destination for intending parents who are not Canadian but who have access to an altruistic Canadian surrogate because the public health system greatly reduces the medical costs for the pregnancy and birth of the baby.128 India has a growing reputation for providing low - cost gestational surrogacy as it allows women to be compensated for providing such services.129 All of these scenarios present potential LRW problems addressing contract interpretation and enforceability.

As such, the Isnor case differs from New Mex, in that a jail term was imposed on an individual with a long list of prior convictions that had not been deterred by earlier penalties imposed on him.

In Alberta though, a recent decision imposed a four month jail term on a first ‑ time offender after he pled guilty to an offence arising from a fatal accident.

They also represent rare or exceptional cases in which jail terms were imposed.

Murphy's article was harshly critical of the judge who sentenced Murphy's mentor and physics professor to 30 days in jail for violating the terms of his suspension from UNB, which, in turn, was imposed on him for having taken part in a protest.

The 21 - month - jail term set out by Campbell is actually one of the lowest sentences imposed for this offence since the mandatory minimums were struck down in Ontario.

The Crown was seeking a term of 12 to 18 months in jail to be imposed against Allen Wesslen, following his conviction for aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

If in terms of a plea agreement they do that, it puts the issue of jail term aside, but I think companies might take a chance with the courts as the judge still has the option of imposing a fine instead of a jail term,» he says.

The appeal judge decided that the $ 250,000 fine against the company, and the jail terms, were «significantly out of the range of sentences regularly imposed by the courts for these types of offences and for these types of offenders».