Sentences with phrase «prior convictions of»

A history of domestic violence may be shown using prior convictions of similar domestic abuse within the immediate past five years.

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End Illegal Immigration Act Fully - funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2 - year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5 - year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

The prior three corporate convictions under the CFPOA have been achieved by the entering of guilty pleas.2 The Court also for the first time interpreted the meaning of key provisions in the statute, including clarifying that an inchoate offence of conspiracy exists under the CFPOA and in what circumstances a real and substantial connection will be required and found.

This dialogue with others is often a purely technical one and hence itself belongs to the world of I - It, but the compelling conviction of reality which it produces is entirely dependent upon the prior (if forgotten) reality of the meeting with the Thou.

In Fierce Convictions, the first biography of More since 2004, Liberty University's Karen Swallow Prior sets out to restore More's reputation.

It is both foundational to and prior to conscience, for conscience combines the advocacy of our visions and passionate convictions with the disinterested analysis necessary for moral decision - making, the latter resulting from education.

Prior to this book, most Miltonists had divided themselves into two camps: those who believed that Milton was sincere in his Roundhead and Puritan convictions and wrote only to edify his readers, and those who believed that, at least in Paradise Lost, he was (in William Blake's famous phrase) «of the Devil's party without knowing it.»

The type of bullet that wounded Smith was never determined at any time prior to Hayes» conviction.

Prior drug convictions affect an individual's chance of future employment, a spot in public housing units and educational opportunities, he said.

Disgraced former Downtown power broker Sheldon Silver endured his first day back in court on Monday, as prosecutors try to convince a second jury of the former Assembly Speaker's quid - pro-quo corruption scheme after a prior conviction was thrown out on appeal.

ALBANY, NY (12/24/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he has issued pardons to 24 individuals who are subject to deportation as a result of prior criminal convictions.

Her age, medical situation and lack of a prior conviction were believed to have been a major factor in the sentencing.

That legislation was co-sponsored by local Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, and would have created a new charge for those who flee serious or fatal accidents while driving with a suspended license or a prior conviction for drunk driving or leaving the scene of an accident.

Bruno, who preceded Skelos as the Republican leader, was acquitted of federal charges after a prior conviction was vacated.

One of these reforms is an innocence unit within the criminal division that, when appropriate, will examine prior convictions to ensure that justice is done,» the editorial states.

Mohamed Albanna, who was barred from taking the Lackawanna City Council seat he won in the November election because of his prior felony conviction, told lawmakers he could be taking his case to the state's highest court.

The question again is, were the SC's summary trial, conviction and sentencing of the contemnors «in accordance with procedure permitted by law» prior to the SC interfering with the liberty of the contemnors?

City Council, 38th District: We interviewed the incumbent, Sara Gonzalez, who won a special election following the felony conviction of the prior incumbent.

They pointed to the impending glut of corruption cases that former New York officials will appear in during the next six months — two of Cuomo's former top aides will be tried, former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will each reappear in a courthouse after their prior convictions were overturned on technicalities, and former state Sen. George Maziarz stands accused of hiding the destination of his campaign funds several years ago.

She was particularly disappointed, she says, in one of the comments Nixon made on Wendy Williams, in which she suggested the governor was soft on gun control; just a few days prior, Ossorio pointed out, Cuomo had negotiated a deal with the Legislature to require anyone with a conviction for domestic abuse to surrender their guns.

But state officials have ruled Ganim can't participate in the clean elections program because of his prior public corruption conviction.

That 1st Petitioner was, prior to his conviction, the host of «Pampaso» a radio discussion Programme on Montie 100.1 fm («the Programme»).

Schumer called the bill a critical first step in the fight against heroin and opioids, expanding the availability of naloxone — also known as narcan — to law enforcement and first responders, improving prescription drug monitoring programs, shifting resources to identifying and treating incarcerated people suffering from addiction, and prohibiting the Department of Education from questioning students about prior drug convictions on financial aid forms.

Figueroa has a prior felony drug conviction, & could face up to 12 years imprisonment for each of these drug sales.

She said it would be premature to comment on the just - introduced bill but did defend Governor Cuomo's SAFE Act, saying it has worked to keep guns out of the hands of people with prior violent criminal convictions and others who may not be fit to handle firearms responsibly, such as some living with mental illness.

ALBANY, NY (12/06/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he has issued pardons to six individuals who are subject to deportation as a result of prior criminal convictions, and has granted clemency to one individual who has demonstrated extraordinary rehabilitation during her 20 years of incarceration.

Nearly 1 in 3 American adults have a criminal record of some kind, and there are 2.3 million individuals with a prior New York State criminal conviction.

Mohamed Albanna, who was barred from taking the Lackawanna City Council seat he won in the November election because of his prior felony conviction, told lawmakers Monday night he could be taking his case to the state's highest court.

That this took place without a word of objection from the Democratic Party leadership added further insult to injury; Tress already had a known prior felony conviction on his record AND admitted to living in New Jersey.

«Instead of focusing mainly on first - time offenders, we need to come up with new ways of dealing with offenders who have just one prior conviction,» he said.

They created their own algorithm, ultimately settling on just two factors: age and number of prior convictions.

San Francisco will wipe out thousands of marijuana convictions dating to 1975 — San Francisco will retroactively apply California's new marijuana legalization laws to prior convictions, expunging or reducing misdemeanors and felonies dating to 1975... related offenses to ask the court to review their case.

Most of the immigrants were arrested in San Antonio, Harlingen and Laredo, and authorities say all had prior criminal convictions.

The research shows that with the rise of online dating a new type of offender has emerged — they don't necessarily have prior criminal convictions, but they are eager to exploit the readiness and accessibility that online dating provides.

[33] The board of the State University of New York (SUNY) voted 8 to 2 in 2016 to stop asking applicants about prior felony convictions, a policy that goes into effect this year.

[28] But when employers are prohibited from asking about prior convictions on a job application, they may illegally attempt to use other observable characteristics — such as race, gender, and age — to infer an applicant's likelihood of having a criminal history.

A recent review of the available research finds no evidence that screening applicants for prior convictions improves safety, but primarily because few studies exist at all.

Changes at individual private institutions are harder to track, but New York University — where Michelle Jones enrolled this fall — is among those that have recently decided to conduct initial application reviews without knowledge of prior convictions, even while the information is still collected and considered by a specially trained team at a later point in the process.

This could have the unintended effect of lowering overall employment for groups with high rates of prior convictions, such as young black males, especially if employers» underlying beliefs are racially biased.

But a study of the State University of New York (SUNY) system found that nearly 3,000 applicants in a single application cycle checked a box indicating they had a prior felony conviction, before SUNY removed the question from their application this year.

For instance, one of the nonprofit university endowments I advised in my prior role had virtually no exposure to private equity but held a conviction in the investment approach.

One of the craziest things about this report is that Mr. Tazruk had no prior criminal convictions in Alaska.

I've admittedly played very little Splinter Cell prior to Conviction, but it was still easy to see how much of a departure this game was from the rest of the series.

The amount of information you can request is also staggering: from the value of property damage or loss, offender - victim relationship, prior convictions, and even pre-sentence reports including the defendant's behavior in court, as well as his or her mental history.

He is an internationally respected art curator and writer whose prior experience as a director satisfies the Museum's long - standing conviction that a successful museum leader possess an understanding of both roles.

Provides that no person with a prior felony conviction within 10 years of applying for a license shall be eligible for licensure.

Let's not pre-judge anyone prior to their having a chance to hear different sides of the discussion, but give speakers the benefit of the doubt for having honest conviction and opinion and remaining open minded enough to consider argument on its merits.

Where a ruling curtailing the Crown's ability to lead evidence of the details of a prior conviction is made, the ruling should be re-examined if the accused testifies in a manner that has the effect of providing an untrue or distorted picture of the accused's character to the jury.

The Crown can also cross-examine the accused on prior convictions pursuant to section 12 of the Canada Evidence Act, and the Crown can cross-examine on findings of guilt (discharges).206 Of significance, cross-examination is permitted on the details and facts in relation to a conviction.207 The Crown should signal to the court its intention to proceed in this fashion (i.e., to cross-examine on the details of a convictionof the Canada Evidence Act, and the Crown can cross-examine on findings of guilt (discharges).206 Of significance, cross-examination is permitted on the details and facts in relation to a conviction.207 The Crown should signal to the court its intention to proceed in this fashion (i.e., to cross-examine on the details of a convictionof guilt (discharges).206 Of significance, cross-examination is permitted on the details and facts in relation to a conviction.207 The Crown should signal to the court its intention to proceed in this fashion (i.e., to cross-examine on the details of a convictionOf significance, cross-examination is permitted on the details and facts in relation to a conviction.207 The Crown should signal to the court its intention to proceed in this fashion (i.e., to cross-examine on the details of a convictionof a conviction).

The trust rating of the prior Ombudsman at that time was very low due largely to a very low conviction rate (6 %) and a perception that only erring minor public officials were being punished.