Sentences with phrase «significant jail terms»

Violent offences often carry very significant jail terms upon conviction and are some of the most stigmatizing charges in the Criminal Code.

Mr. Nur the appellant, a first offender, was found to deserve a significant jail term against which the mandatory minimum was not found to be cruel and unusual or «grossly disproportionate».

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«In terms of jail time it's significant,» says Parisa Nikfarjam, an associate with Rubin Thomlinson LLP.

Since this is a traffic violation and we do not sentence traffic violators to significant terms in jail, the prosecutor can not introduce any evidence about your criminal records at all, unless you open the door.