Sentences with phrase «treason felony»

Could the way in which Vote Leave used its NHS funding pledge during the EU referendum campaign amount to the offence of treason felony?

If it did, and Brexit was also found to represent a change to the style of the Imperial Crown of the UK, then the Vote Leave NHS funding pledge could amount to «open and advised speaking», an offence for the purposes of s 3 of the Treason Felony Act 1848 (TFA 1848)(see «All out war: Brexit & the Chartist movement»).

It is therefore conceivable that a jury could today decide to convict an individual for treason felony under s 3 of TFA 1848 in respect of the Vote Leave NHS funding pledge despite the fact that MPs have voted to uphold the result of the EU referendum and trigger Art 50.

To attempt to overcome this resistance s 3 of TFA 1848 provided that those convicted of the new offence of treason felony would not be executed but instead would «be transported beyond the seas for the term of his or her natural life».

Meanwhile, the police says it will follow due process in handling the case involving the NDC firebrand after charging him for causing alarm and fear and treason felony.

«Amend the Treason Felony Act to make supporting UK membership of the EU a crime,» it reads.

Mr Agyapong recalled his comments in 2012 where he was accused of inciting Akan's against Ewes and was subsequently charged with treason felony but was later discharged by the court.

The discharge of the seven suspects follows a motion filed in court by the Attorney General to drop the charge of treason felony and conspiracy to commit same against them, Accra - based Starr FM reports.

Not exact matches

Many are still languishing in pretrial detention; others are facing concocted heinous political crimes charges such as treason and treasonable felony».

They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

The Senators and Representatives shall... in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

Originally, in England, a person charged with treason or felony was denied the aid of counsel, except in respect of legal questions which the accused himself might suggest... Historically and in practice, in our own country, at least, [the right to a hearing] has always included the right to the aid of counsel when desired and provided by the party asserting the right.

A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.

On 7 August 1878, a man named Oo - pie - too - kah - han - up - ee - weyin, also referred to in the court file as «The Pondmaker» swore an Information accusing another man of stealing his horse.1 «The Pondmaker» of this court case was surely the man now known to us as Poundmaker (Pihtokahanapiwiyin), headman of the River People, spokesperson at Treaty 6 negotiations, one of the most prominent First Nations leaders of his generation, and one of the chiefs convicted of treason - felony in 1885 and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.2

They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

So they are privileged from arrest while attending sessions, or while going to and returning from those sessions, except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of the peace.

However, there are specific crimes which allow arresting a Congressman while he is attending a session of Congress, or going to or from a session, namely treason, felony or breach of peace.

From what I understand, Part 2 is saying that a member of Congress can not be arrested, unless they commit «treason», a «felony», or a «breach of the peace.»

No person charged with treason, or with any of such felonies, may be convicted, except on his own plea of guilty, or on the evidence in open court of two witnesses at the least to one overt act of the kind of treason or felony alleged, or the evidence of one witness to one overt act and one other witness to another overt act of the same kind of treason or felony.