Sentences with phrase «sentence of life imprisonment»

The charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

The crime of fund fraud, meanwhile, carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

There is no doubt that there are mothers presently serving mandatory sentences of life imprisonment for murder who should not be incarcerated and who require treatment.

With a mandatory sentence, the lack of such discretion will sometimes be a problem, but perhaps not always — I'm not aware, for instance, of people arguing that the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 25 years, which Canada imposes for premeditated murder, is unjust.

As for the significance of choking as an aggravating factor, Justice Graesser noted that as a separate offence, it is subject to a maximum sentence of life imprisonment under section 246 (a) of the Criminal Code.

After two juries convicted John Mark Clarke of two counts of second degree rape, the sentencing court imposed a maximum sentence of life imprisonment as required by statute.

This paragraph provides that if defendants are 18 years or over and it appears that they committed an offence that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment while on bail in criminal proceedings, they may not be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there is no significant risk of their committing an offence while on bail.

The offence will carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for some categories of cyberattack.

When Bill C - 75 becomes law, for all but those facing the most grievous type of crimes — those with maximum sentences of life imprisonment: murder, aggravated sexual assault, aircraft hijacking, etc. — the discovery of Crown witnesses becomes significantly curtailed.

Any doctor who does intervene in this way could face prosecution for murder, which carries a sentence of life imprisonment.

As the law stands at the moment, helping someone to end their life constitutes murder, which carries a sentence of life imprisonment.

Perverting the course of justice carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, although the average sentence is around 10 months.

See R. v. Oland 2015 NBQB 245 (September 2, 2015), a pre-trial voir dire that led to a conviction for second degree murder and a sentence of life imprisonment, but with minimum parole ineligibility as recommended by the jury; see: R. v. Oland 2016 NBQB 43.

The trial judge imposed a sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 14 years.

«Since but for the injuries received in the accident, and the result in personality change, the claimant would not have committed the criminal acts for which he was serving a sentence of life imprisonment, he was entitled to damages to compensate him for being in prison...»

By an 8 to 4 vote, the Alabama jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment without parole rather than the death penalty for the defendant.

Where an offender meets the criteria of dangerousness, there is no longer any need to protect the public by passing a sentence of life imprisonment, since the public is now protected by the imposition of the sentence of imprisonment for public protection.

At the moment, voluntary activie euthanasia in the UK is considered murder which can lead to a sentence of life imprisonment.

Section 15 (1) substitutes a new para 6 of Pt 1 of Sch 1, BA 1976 and provides that if defendants are 18 years or over and it appears to the court that, having been released on bail in or in connection with the proceedings for an offence that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, they failed to surrender to custody, they may not be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there is no significant risk that, if released on bail, they would fail to surrender to custody.

Both Courts can impose a sentence of life imprisonment.

Documentary of the story of Sara Kruzan's journey from being sexually trafficked as a young girl to her conviction for murder and sentence of life imprisonment.

A conviction for gross negligence manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, while a conviction for corporate manslaughter against an organisation attracts an unlimited fine — considering that the HSE recorded 228 fatal accidents at work since April 2008, this should be a huge concern for employers.

Each charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.