Sentences with phrase «weapons possession offences»

Dirie and Omar were both convicted of weapons possession offences.

Not exact matches

A police spokesman said: «Jason Puncheon, 31, of Kingswood, has been charged with a Section 4 public order offence - causing fear or provocation of violence, possession of an offensive weapon and common assault.»

Other offences included possession of an offensive weapon, drunk and disorderly and assault.

But he was known to the police and his previous convictions included causing grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.

Mr Mair, 52, faces charges of murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.

In the Criminal Code of Canada, there are many offences involving the possession or use of weapons.

Statistics are provided for things such as the number of applications made for authorizations and for renewals of authorizations, the period for which authorizations and renewals were granted, a description of the methods of interception, the offences specified in authorizations (e.g. possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, smuggling / attempt to smuggle goods into Canada, laundering proceeds of excise offences, forgery of passport, weapons trafficking, murder, fraud, countefeiting, participating in activities of a criminal organization, etc.), the number of arrests as a result of an interception under an authorization.

The courts will do what they can to help reduce, and, so far as practicable, eradicate it... it is important for public confidence in the criminal justice system that the man or woman caught in possession of a knife or offensive weapon without reasonable excuse should normally be brought before the courts and prosecuted... whatever other considerations may arise in the individual case, sentencing courts must have in the forefront of their thinking that the sentences for this type of offence should focus on the reduction of crime, including its reduction by deterrence, and the protection of the public.

where the offence involved a firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon restricted weapon, prohibited device, ammunition, prohibited ammunition or explosive substance, while the accused was subject to a prohibition order preventing possession of these items (s. 515 (6)(a)(viii)-RRB-; or

The definition of weapons in the Criminal Code is extremely broad and there are various offences that a person can be charged with that reflect the breadth of this (assault with a weapon, possession of dangerous weapons).

As Crown Counsel, Mr. Duncan prosecuted literally hundreds of cases of all levels of seriousness including all sorts of driving offences (including drunk driving / DUI / impaired driving, driving over.08, prohibited driving, driving while disqualified and driving without due care and consideration); property offences including theft, fraud, possession of stolen property and break and enter; and all types of violent offences including all forms of assault (assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault), robbery, sexual assault, extortion, kidnapping and both First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder.

The Criminal Code contains numerous offences relating to the possession and use of various types of weapons including firearms, as well as requiring courts to increase sentences for numerous offences if the Crown proves that a weapon or firearm was used.

If a s 550AA search of pupils or their possessions reveals any offensive weapons, the school must call in the police; likewise, if the search reveals anything else which amounts to «evidence in relation to an offence».

A profile of Queensland female offenders revealed that 45.3 percent of Indigenous female inmates were sentenced for a violent crime, 28.3 percent for property crime, 24.5 percent for «Other» crime (which includes social security fraud, procedures offences, unlawful possession of weapons and driving related offences) and 1.9 percent for drug offences.