Sentences with phrase «of weapons offences»

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Of those found with weapons, 329 caught with items including an axe, a cut - throat razor and a stun gun were charged with a criminal offence.

A police spokesman said: «Jason Puncheon, 31, of Kingswood, has been charged with a Section 4 public order offence - causing fear or provocation of violence, possession of an offensive weapon and common assault.»

Other offences included possession of an offensive weapon, drunk and disorderly and assault.

From today onwards it is an offence to use someone else to carry a weapon, with minors and adults doing so risking jail sentences of up to four and ten years respectively.

But he was known to the police and his previous convictions included causing grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.

Mr Mair, 52, faces charges of murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.

«Based on the report of the forensic scientist I am satisfied there is no evidence of intent or recklessness on the part of the firearms officer and that no offence was committed in the firing of the weapon,» said IPCC commissioner Deborah Glass.

Titans are simultaneously capable of offence and defence, while Hunters are fast paced in movement and firing their weaponry, alongside Warlocks who are capable of utilising weapons and magic in equal measure to overcome their enemies.

Under the Terrorism Act 2000, it is considered an offence for a person to provide instruction or training in the making or use of chemical or biological weapons, firearms or explosives.

As the name suggests, a conviction for Assault with a weapon is an assault in which the accused carried, used, or threatened to use a weapon or imitation of a weapon during the commission of the offence.

In the Criminal Code of Canada, there are many offences involving the possession or use of weapons.

«In the totality of the circumstances, the initial detention of the accused was reasonably necessary to respond to the seriousness of the offence and the threat to safety inherent in the presence of prohibited weapons in a public place and was temporally, geographically and logistically responsive to the circumstances known to the police.

There are heavy jail penalties associated with some of the more serious weapons offences.

The other faces weapons offences, overcome resistance by choking, forcible confinement, uttering a threat, pointing a firearm and two counts of assault, including domestic assault charges.

Any person who is, or who the accused believes is, under the age of 16 years, for the purpose of facilitating the commission of an offence of sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, bestiality in presence of or by a child, indecent acts — exposure to a person under the age of 16, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated sexual assault or abduction of a person under sixteen, with respect to that person; or

Even if the offender does no more than carry the weapon, even when the weapon is not used to threaten or cause fear, when considering the seriousness of the offence courts should bear in mind the harm which the weapon might foreseeably have caused (Sir Igor Judge P at 4).

Dirie and Omar were both convicted of weapons possession offences.

From the time the appellant James Cody was charged with drugs and weapons offences until his five - day trial was scheduled to begin (prior to the release of this Court's decision in Jordan), fully five years passed.

Statistics are provided for things such as the number of applications made for authorizations and for renewals of authorizations, the period for which authorizations and renewals were granted, a description of the methods of interception, the offences specified in authorizations (e.g. possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, smuggling / attempt to smuggle goods into Canada, laundering proceeds of excise offences, forgery of passport, weapons trafficking, murder, fraud, countefeiting, participating in activities of a criminal organization, etc.), the number of arrests as a result of an interception under an authorization.

We specialize in defending people facing allegation of assault, sexual assault, drinking and driving, fraud, weapon offences and tax evasion among others.

Preparation of a serious violent offence includes participating in a terrorist training camp where people are taught how to use weapons, construct explosive devices, etc..

For example, assault with a weapon is a hybrid offence and if prosecuted as an indictable offence, is punishable by a maximum term of 10 years imprisonment.

Lengthy sentences for assault - based offences tend to be grounded in more serious charges, such as assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (both carrying a maximum sentence of ten years) or aggravated assault (with penalties ranging up to fourteen years» imprisonment).

Penalties for a conviction of assault with a weapon will vary depending on the specific circumstances of the offence, the characteristics of the offender and complainant and the presence of any aggravating or mitigating factors.

The courts will do what they can to help reduce, and, so far as practicable, eradicate it... it is important for public confidence in the criminal justice system that the man or woman caught in possession of a knife or offensive weapon without reasonable excuse should normally be brought before the courts and prosecuted... whatever other considerations may arise in the individual case, sentencing courts must have in the forefront of their thinking that the sentences for this type of offence should focus on the reduction of crime, including its reduction by deterrence, and the protection of the public.

Even if the offender does no more than carry the weapon, even when the weapon is not used to threaten or cause fear, when considering the seriousness of the offence courts should bear in mind the harm which the weapon might foreseeably have caused.

If you have been charged with a firearms or weapons offence, it is of vital importance to contact a criminal lawyer immediately and prepare for a contested bail hearing.

With respect to the sentencing «floor» ground of appeal, Cronk J.A. states that even with the mandatory three - year minimum sentence declared unconstitutional, nothing displaces the developed sentencing range applicable to offenders convicted of a second or subsequent weapons - related offence:

Once you have been lawfully arrested, the officer has a right to search you, your belongings, and the area around you for evidence of the alleged offence or for a weapon.

Topics include commencement of proceedings in both criminal and provincial offences, introduction to search warrants, the effect and enforcement of recognizances of bail, Mental Health Act orders of examination, Child and Family Services Act warrants of apprehension, subpoenas, weapons disposition and prohibition hearings and an introduction to criminal set date court.

Judges can issue discretionary weapons prohibitions under Section 110 of the Criminal Code; if a listed offence is involved and an application is made, the judge can, but is not required to, make a weapons prohibition order.

where the offence involved a firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon restricted weapon, prohibited device, ammunition, prohibited ammunition or explosive substance, while the accused was subject to a prohibition order preventing possession of these items (s. 515 (6)(a)(viii)-RRB-; or

Robbery is one of the most serious offences in the Criminal Code to be charged with, particularly when the robbery is alleged to involve a weapon, such as a firearm...

The definition of weapons in the Criminal Code is extremely broad and there are various offences that a person can be charged with that reflect the breadth of this (assault with a weapon, possession of dangerous weapons).

Murder in commission of offences 230 Culpable homicide is murder where a person causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit high treason or treason or an offence mentioned in section 52 (sabotage), 75 (piratical acts), 76 (hijacking an aircraft), 144 or subsection 145 (1) or sections 146 to 148 (escape or rescue from prison or lawful custody), section 270 (assaulting a peace officer), section 271 (sexual assault), 272 (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm), 273 (aggravated sexual assault), 279 (kidnapping and forcible confinement), 279.1 (hostage taking), 343 (robbery), 348 (breaking and entering) or 433 or 434 (arson), whether or not the person means to cause death to any human being and whether or not he knows that death is likely to be caused to any human being, if

As Crown Counsel, Mr. Duncan prosecuted literally hundreds of cases of all levels of seriousness including all sorts of driving offences (including drunk driving / DUI / impaired driving, driving over.08, prohibited driving, driving while disqualified and driving without due care and consideration); property offences including theft, fraud, possession of stolen property and break and enter; and all types of violent offences including all forms of assault (assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault), robbery, sexual assault, extortion, kidnapping and both First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder.

Anyone accused of gun or serious weapons offences requires experienced, skilled legal work on his or her behalf.

Client charged with serious offences including sexual assault, sexual touching, confinement and sexual assault with a weapon after a neighbour's seven year - old child accused Client of repeated, violent, intrusive physical beatings and sexual assaults, including the use of items to prevent the child from crying for help.

The Criminal Code contains numerous offences relating to the possession and use of various types of weapons including firearms, as well as requiring courts to increase sentences for numerous offences if the Crown proves that a weapon or firearm was used.

Mr. Rusonik focuses on defences based on breaches of an individual's rights as protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, especially in relation to drug, weapon and property offences.

Amends ss 139 (6)(b) and 139A (5)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 so that the maximum term of imprisonment for the offences of having an article with a blade or point in a public place, or of having such an article or another offensive weapon on school premises, is increased from two to four years.

Cody was one of these transitional cases from Newfoundland and Labrador, involving drugs and weapons offences from January 12, 2010.

If a s 550AA search of pupils or their possessions reveals any offensive weapons, the school must call in the police; likewise, if the search reveals anything else which amounts to «evidence in relation to an offence».

(1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to a term of imprisonment for life who (a) carries out a nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion for the purpose of developing qualitative improvements in nuclear weapons or developing new types of nuclear weapons...

A profile of Queensland female offenders revealed that 45.3 percent of Indigenous female inmates were sentenced for a violent crime, 28.3 percent for property crime, 24.5 percent for «Other» crime (which includes social security fraud, procedures offences, unlawful possession of weapons and driving related offences) and 1.9 percent for drug offences.