A new set of laws came into effect in February 2009 that impose higher fines and
longer jail sentences for drunk drivers.
Proposed legislation introduced last week in the House of Representatives has set out
long jail sentences for gang leaders and gang members who break the law, and lighter sentences for anyone who intentionally hides a gang member or offers him sanctuary from the law.
Not exact matches
«We are deeply concerned by the
long jail sentences imposed at a previous hearing on Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, Amin Afshar Naderi and Hadi Asgari
for allegedly «conducting evangelism» and «illegal house church activities», and similar charges.»
Former Texas Republican Rep. Tom DeLay was
sentenced to a three - year
jail term today
for illegally funneling corporate money into Texas state House races, a ruling that ends a near - decade
long legal and political battle
for the former House majority leader.
Although Little Girl succumbed to her condition, a small piece of justice was served when her owner was issued the
longest sentence (90 days in
jail)
for an animal offense I had ever been a part of.
Their owners, Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noelle, received
jail sentences for involuntary manslaughter after a
long debate on whether the San Francisco courts should treat the attack as a murder.
Shelters should be short - term foster homes rather than a
long - term
jail sentence for companion animals.»
Was it overly harsh
for federal prosecutors to seek (and win)
long mandatory
jail sentences for the father - and - son ranchers, Dwight and Steven Hammond, whose arson case supposedly inspired the refuge invasion?
The new Liberal government has already expressed a desire to revisit this controversial approach to
sentencing though unwinding laws that guarantee
longer jail terms
for gun crimes and child abusers may prove an unpopular move even to Trudeau's broad base of supporters.
The headline points are: ● prolonged, persistent and deliberate bad driving and consumption of drink and drugs puts offenders in the most serious category with
jail sentences of at least seven years; ● a combination of these features of dangerous driving accompanied by aggregating factors, such as a bad driving record, attracts
sentences towards 14 years; ● careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs provides
for a
longer sentence, as the degree of intoxication increases; ● regarding mobile phones — an offender distracted by a handheld mobile phone when the offence was committed will be treated as particularly serious; ● reading or composing texts over a period of time at the wheel is also likely to result in a higher level of seriousness and offenders should serve up to seven years in prison.
The penalties
for these crimes range from fines to a relatively short
jail sentence to a felony record and a
long prison term.
It blamed over-crowded
jails on accused persons» not applying
for bail, which the federal Attorney General said was caused by judges» being overly generous by awarding 2 days off a
sentence for every day spent awaiting trial
for unconscionably
long periods in bad
jails, which the AG said made Cr.