Sentences with phrase «serious offenders such»

Not exact matches

Start by cutting back on the more serious offenders, such as sweetened foods or alcohol.

This provision allows for, and creates a presumption in favour of, releasing information to members of the public, in relation to sex offenders where there is reasonable cause to believe that that offender poses a risk of serious harm to children or a particular child and that such disclosure is necessary to protect children or a particular child from that harm.

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.

Traffic Offenses — Our traffic - related representation ranges from minor infractions, such as speeding or improper equipment, to more serious charges such as reckless driving, DUI, driving as a habitual offender, and driving on a suspended license.

If you are facing charges of a serious driving offense such as hit - and - run, drunk driving, an arrest for driving with license suspended or revoked, or an HTO (Habitual Traffic Offender) charge, the skilled Florida lawyers who protect your rights can be found at the Law Offices of Dominic O. Fariello, P.A., in Tampa.

Entering a plea to such a serious charge can potentially make you a habitual traffic offender (HTO).

How a case is charged should be based on several factors, such as if the offender has a criminal record, used a weapon, or caused serious injury.

He held: «Principles of transparent and open justice require a court sitting in public itself first to determine by a hearing in open court the extent of the criminal conduct on which the offender has entered the plea and then, on the basis of its determination as to the conduct, the appropriate sentence... those who commit such serious crimes as corruption of senior government officials must not be viewed or treated in any different way to other criminals.»

ii) In the ordinary way, in cases in which the appropriate sentence would be a consecutive sentence to the sentence for public protection, there is a serious problem because a sentencing judge considering imposing such a sentence does not know when the existing sentence for public protection will expire — as s / he can not predict when the Parole Board will agree to release the offender.

A Chicago Tribune article titled, Holes Found in Cheap Background Checks, reported this: «The cheapest ones routinely fail to identify criminals, performing such superficial reviews that serious offenders can get perfectly clean reports...»

A parent may ask the court to limit the child's time with a significant other if there are serious concerns, such as the new partner is a registered sex offender.