Sentences with phrase «victim of the offence»

There is a schedule containing the names of over 600 people whom the prosecution will say are the victims of this offence.

«We are living in a society where sometimes we allow our emotions to take control over situations, to the extent that sometimes accused persons get compassion from the public more than the victims of the offence, probably due to our alien legal system.

(3) Where a person is convicted of homosexuality or aggravated homosexuality under sections 2 and 3 of this Act, the court may, in addition to any sentence imposed on the offender, order that the victim of the offence be paid compensation by the offender for any physical, sexual or psychological harm caused to the victim by the offence.

(4) The amount of compensation shall be determined by the court and the court shall take into account the extent of harm suffered by the victim of the offence.

The Criminal Code directs that the court shall include in the record of the proceedings a statement that the safety and security of every victim of the offence was considered.

The German Code of Criminal Procedure allows victims of an offence, or their survivors, the right to participate in the trial as intervenors or private prosecutors.

Not exact matches

The investigation, headed by the agency's economic offences wing, is looking into the victim's claim of losing just under 7 bitcoins in total last year.

Duckenfield has been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 of the 96 disaster victims, while Bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office.

DS Kearsley added: «Johnson was part of the same church community as the victim and he should have been there to provide support; instead he groomed her before committing offences over a prolonged period.»

The goalposts are certainly flexible when it comes to the terms of unlawful pursuits of players, with a number of big clubs given huge leeway when it comes to talking about rival clubs stars, and Arsene Wenger is one to claim victim of such offences.

It didn't mean that a criminal conviction for a racially aggravated offence would follow - that was a question of evidence - but the views of the victim counted for more than before.

«With each new offence communities are being blighted and more victims of crime are suffering.

The Home Office maintains the overall chances of being a victim of gun crime are low, with firearms offences making up 0.3 per cent of all recorded crime in England and Wales in 2006/07.

Yesterday it emerged that Lord Stoneham, who was Director of Operations at Lib Dem HQ, — and therefore head of HR — during the period that some of the alleged offences took place, called one of the female victims after the news story broke, not to express concern or offer her support, but to criticise her for her actions and «angrily remonstrated» her down the telephone.

«The people who say they're against this bill need to look victims of serious crime, terrorism and child sex offences in the eye and tell them why they're not prepared to give the police the powers they need to protect the public,» she said.

The prosecutor said the case was later referred to the Domestic Violence Victims Support Unit, (DOVVSU), of the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command, where Newton admitted to the offence.

Jacqui Smith said the Home Office wanted the BCS to include offences committed against children because of the likelihood of 11 to 16 - year - olds being the victims of street crime.

«Many of the victims are vulnerable precisely because they are not only young, but they often display some or all of the following characteristics: they are unable easily to trust those in authority and still less able to report intimate details; they use alcohol; they return to the perpetrator of the offences against them; and, not infrequently, they self - harm,» Starmer is expected to say later.

Grieve had argued the age of the victims, between nine and 17, «when coupled with the aggravating features... failed adequately to reflect the gravity of the totality of the offences, and the public concern about offences of this nature».

I also asked that the court take into account the breaches of trust in this case - Hall carried out some of these offences in places where the victims were entitled to feel safe, he used his celebrity status to invite them to attend the BBC, and he also displayed an element of planning and premeditation.

In almost half of all cases they don't choose a public place as the location of their first meet - up and a staggering percentage of offences — 72 % — are committed at the house of the victim or offender.

Given that many victims of sexual offences are aged 16 and 17 it's vital that older teenagers in further education are able to learn about how to stay safe from sexual abuse as well.»

A former police detective, she has worked in CID and specialised in roles dealing with vulnerable victims, high - risk victims of domestic abuse, and serious sexual offences.

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Blue Cross, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust, PDSA As the UK's leading animal welfare organisations, we believe that the removal of the RSPCA's ability to prosecute animal cruelty offences would be hugely detrimental to the welfare of the thousands of animals that are victims of cruelty in England and Wales every year.

In some cases, the person alleged to have made the false report had undoubtedly been the victim of some kind of offence, even if not the one that he or she had reported.»

Those who suffer from all this are the public; the most vulnerable; the victims of crime; witnesses called to give evidence; and those who are innocent of the offences with which they are charged.

The sexual offences that are covered by this provision are listed under s. 172.1, and are categorized according to the age of the victim.

Ontario's Victims» Bill of Rights also provides a direct right of civil compensation against someone convicted of sexual offences.

The purpose of section 36 of the Competition Act is to create a statutory cause of action entitling a victim to recover damages caused by conduct that is a criminal offence under the Act.

Finally, it is a requisite element of the offence that the victim was reasonably caused to fear for his or her safety, or the safety of someone known to him or her, as a result of the conduct.

HELD: Appeal allowed — New trial ordered — Since Crown particularized name of complainant, Crown must prove identity of that individual — Crown required to prove all of particulars of offence charged — Although evidence indicated that person named was victim of assault, police officer's evidence was hearsay.

To be guilty of the common law offence of gross negligence manslaughter, a company had to be in gross breach of a duty of care owed to the victim.

Of those that took part, 7.4 % reported that they had personally been a victim of a sexual offence, including sexual assault and rapOf those that took part, 7.4 % reported that they had personally been a victim of a sexual offence, including sexual assault and rapof a sexual offence, including sexual assault and rape.

With Patterson as magistrate, the jurisdiction of the Women's Court was expanded to include all «domestic relations» cases as well as all criminal matters in which women were accused and all sexual offences in which women were involved, including as victims.

(1) Every person who contravenes subsection 110 (1)(identity of offender not to be published), 111 (1)(identity of victim or witness not to be published), 118 (1)(no access to records unless authorized) or 128 (3)(disposal of R.C.M.P. records) or section 129 (no subsequent disclosure) of this Act, or subsection 38 (1)(identity not to be published), (1.12)(no subsequent disclosure), (1.14)(no subsequent disclosure by school) or (1.15)(information to be kept separate), 45 (2)(destruction of records) or 46 (1)(prohibition against disclosure) of the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y - 1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

(1) Subject to this section, no person shall publish the name of a child or young person, or any other information related to a child or a young person, if it would identify the child or young person as having been a victim of, or as having appeared as a witness in connection with, an offence committed or alleged to have been committed by a young person.

The Criminal Code sets out a number of sentencing principles, including denouncing the unlawful conduct, deterring both the offender and other persons from committing offences, rehabilitating offenders, and promoting a sense of responsibility and acknowledging the harm done to victims and the community.

[7] When the impact of this offence is considered, the Court considers how the commission of the offence by Mr. Stephan and Ms. Stephan has affected Ezekiel, other victims, and the community.

New government policies since the last review, including the definitive guidelines for the sentencing of environmental offences, the code for crown prosecutors, the victims» rights to review and government guidance on the economic growth duty.

It would be a criminal offence for any member of the media to breach anonymity even indirectly, for example, where the naming of others in the case would itself be likely to identify the victim.

In cases where the alleged assault was committed with a firearm, where the victim was under the age of sixteen, where the assault was committed in relation to a criminal association or where the assault was a subsequent offence, the Criminal Code imposes mandatory minimum sentences.

Section 271 of the Criminal Code outlines the offence of sexual assault as an assault that is sexual in nature and violates the sexual integrity of the victim.

Like a confiscation order, a compensation order is an ancillary court order and is designed to compensate a victim for personal injury or any loss or damage that may have resulted from the offence committed by the defendant and is made in addition, or instead of, other sentencing options under section 130 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (PCCSA).

For example, whether the offender is a youth and / or first offender, circumstances of the offence, factors relating to the victim, the effects of the offence, etc..

The Intervenor submits that such principles are all the more applicable in circumstances where the person found guilty of committing the offence was a medical doctor who stood in a position of trust over a vulnerable victim.

In addition, a denunciatory sentence will be fit and proper in circumstances where the offender took advantage of the physical and / or psychological vulnerability of a disabled victim in carrying out the offence.

There were a few exceptions, for example in case of sex offences or where the victims were children.

88 128 These comments were echoed in the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in R. v. M.A.L. 89 There, it was held that the cumulative effect of a number of otherwise unremarkable circumstances, including proximity to the scene of the crime, a physical similarity to descriptions given by victims, suspicious behaviour, and a prior conviction for the same offence, constituted reasonable grounds to arrest the accused for carjacking offences.

However, when the judge considered a hypothetical situation (as he was required to do under the s. 12 Charter analysis as set out in Nur) of an offender in a slightly different situation from Mr. Michael he found that a judge who was required to sentence an offender on multiple counts to both jail and probation would be prevented from imposing a fine and would therefore have to impose the statutory amount of $ 100 in victim surcharges for each offence, for a total of $ 900.

The Victims» Bill of Rights contains additional provisions that operate to the financial disadvantage of those convicted of sexual and other offences who are subsequently named as defendants in civil suits.