Sentences with phrase «punished by the criminal»

It was one thing to say that if A's mistaken belief was honestly held he should not be punished by the criminal law.

The ruling confirms that there is no mens rea (intent) bundled within the offence of «super speeding» thus such an offence, by its very nature, can not be punished by criminal sanctions such as jail (which IS indeed a possible sentence for stunt driving).

Not exact matches

Paul Stufflebeam You may believe in an afterlife judgment that says otherwise, but the old adage that «Crime does not pay» has been disproven by the vast number of criminals who have gotten rich, or otherwise profited from their misdeeds without ever being punished for them.

On the other hand, criminal punishment may not always contribute to a just society As argued eloquently by Donald Shriver in these pages (August 26, 1998), «living with others sometimes means that we must value the renewal of community more highly than punishing, or seeking communal vengeance for, crimes.»

Indeed, in 1966 the Supreme Court observed that even criminal activities were not punished by the tax code.

By definition, mercy is punishing the criminal less than he deserves, and it does not seem clear at first why not going far enough is any better than going too far.

Bible prophecy: Isaiah 53:12 Prophecy written: Between 701 - 681 BC Prophecy fulfilled: About 31 AD In Isaiah 53:12, the prophet wrote about a servant who would bear the sins of others and be punished side - by - side with criminals.

Eighth, the United States punishes the «crimes of the poor» by waging a criminal war against the poor.

How a very tame kick - out got punished so severely but the multitude of worse offences by Chelsea players went unpunished was just criminal.

A top official at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who was found to have threatened female employees with physical violence and engaged in years of sexual harassment, racism and ageism was not disciplined by the agency, which instead punished two women who provided testimony about the case to the state IG's office.

Two female employees at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who were punished following their testimony in a sexual harassment investigation have not been contacted by the ethics commission that was asked more than a month ago by Cuomo to conduct an expedited review of the case.

Two female employees at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who were punished following their testimony in a sexual harassment investigation have not been contacted by the ethics commission that was asked more than a month ago by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to conduct an expedited review of the case.

Article 14 (1) Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except in the following cases and in accordance with procedure permitted by law; Article 19 (1) A person charged with a criminal offence shall be given a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court; Article 19 (11) No person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and the penalty for it is prescribed in a written law; Article 19 (12) Clause (11) of this article shall not prevent a Superior Court from punishing a person for contempt of itself notwithstanding that the act or omission constitution the contempt is not defined in a written law and the penalty is not so prescribed; and Article 126 (2) The Superior Courts shall be superior courts of record and shall have the power to commit for contempt to themselves and all such powers as were vested in a court of record immediately before the coming into force of this constitution.

We are sad that the AG continuously want to criminalize and punish Mr. Woyome even though all her actions in that regard in the courts have failed even with the outcome of her appeal against his acquittal by the criminal court.

By the time he embarked on his star - crossed 1994 re-election campaign, he'd become a target of national conservatives - and of suburban swing voters in New York, who'd grown convinced that he was too eager to spend their money and too hesitant to punish criminals.

OccupyGhana said they wish to register «its extreme concern and disgust at the criminal assault reportedly inflicted upon police officers by elements of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)» and «wish to issue a two - week ultimatum to the Government to get to the bottom of this matter and to announce to Ghanaians a clear roadmap that punishes the wrong».

Malloy, however, said the people of Bridgeport should not be punished for the past criminal actions by Ganim.

(Never mentioned: Whether all wrongdoers deserve to be punished by death or if indiscriminately killing criminals just creates society - churning chaos as other criminals strive to fill the void left behind.)

Without aggravating factors, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child can be punished by 6 to 60 years in prison.

The Court of Appeal recognised in Dacre v Westminster Magistrates that many private prosecutors will have «mixed motives», and lawfully so, in that they will be motivated by a selfish or spiteful desire to punish the defendant, as well as a more high - minded desire to act in the public interest and to see criminal justice enacted.

A criminal case is designed to protect the public from future harm by serving to prevent and punish drunk driving if there is no accident or injury involved.

As a criminal lawyer and a Leafs fan, from the perspective of what conduct can be punished by the state, it is hard to distinguish between those who throw hats on the ice following a hat - trick from those who toss jerseys as a sign of dissatisfaction.

In contrast to criminal prosecutions stemming from deaths caused by negligence, the objective of a wrongful death suit is to secure needed financial support, not to punish the offending party on the community's behalf.

Since criminal court proceedings exist to punish the wrongdoer, these negligent security claims are very important because they are often the means by which the crime victim can obtain money damages for medical expenses, lost wages, etc..

While it is the role of criminal courts to punish the negligent driver responsible for the accident by revoking their license, issuing fines and even sentencing the drunk driver to jail or prison time, these rulings do nothing to compensate victims and their families for injuries and damages.

Instead, the criminal lawyer will keep control of the situation, starting with rewarding the opposing witness's frank, non-runaway answers by proceeding to the next question, and punishing the witness's beating around the bush with multiple questions on the one point that could have been answered with the first question.

An attacker who thinks he can gain a monetary advantage from such an attack could be still punished, even if it is not even possible to commit the crime due to the circumstances (this by itself is an interesting question in criminal law).

«In their present state, the impugned sections give the state the ability to arbitrarily protect whatever information it chooses to classify as «secret official» or «official» or unauthorized for disclosure — and to punish by way of a criminal offence those «speakers,» «receivers» and «listeners» who come within that protected sphere.

This is a criminal or civil offence and can be punished by fines of up to $ 1.1 million for a body corporate and $ 220,000 for a person other than a body corporate plus injunctions, damages, compensatory orders and other remedies.

In all cases of criminal contempt arising under the provisions of this act, the accused, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment or both; Provided however, that in case the accused is a natural person the fine to be paid shall not exceed the sum of $ 1,000, nor shall impriSonment exceed the term of six months; Provided further, That in any such proceeding for criminal contempt, at the discretion of the judge, the accused may be tried with or without a jury; Provided further, however, That in the event such proceeding for criminal contempt be tried before a judge without a jury and the sentence of the court on conviction is a fine in excess of the sum of $ 300 or imprisonment in excess of forty five days, the accused in said proceeding upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a trial de novo before a jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in other criminal cases.

The criminal system is run by governments and punishes criminal behavior with fines, probation and imprisonment.

This differs from a criminal case where the state or local prosecutor files the lawsuit, and a guilty person or party is punished with jail time, fines, probation, or a number of other penalties that can be handed down by a judge.

Those who are punished by a sentence of imprisonment for public protection, as provided for by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003), s 225, will be required to notify the police of certain personal details for an indefinite period.

This reveals perhaps the deeper point that more than any other area, the lawyer's obligation of confidentiality and privilege puts values in conflict, the legal systemic values protected by lawyer confidentiality as against the public values of preventing or punishing serious and willful criminal conduct.

The state, by definition, has a legally protected right to punish people who violate the criminal and quasi-criminal laws.

Criminal charges are brought by the state on behalf of society as a whole; the goal of criminal charges is not to help or compensate the victim, it's to punish the offender and benefit Criminal charges are brought by the state on behalf of society as a whole; the goal of criminal charges is not to help or compensate the victim, it's to punish the offender and benefit criminal charges is not to help or compensate the victim, it's to punish the offender and benefit society.

Anyone flouting the ban will be punished like a «war criminal», according to comments reportedly made by the ruling Workers Party.