First, it will be much easier for advisers to predict the likely sentence of any given offender according to his or her role and the quantity of drugs involved. Secondly, the guideline provides a more structured and systematic approach to sentencing than that which existed under the previous ...
Legislation imposing mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences passes second reading. Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, passed second reading in the House of Commons on 16 April 16 2008, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights...
Drug Sentencing: What's the Deal? The New Sentencing Regime for Drug Offences There are two clear, immediate benefits to be found in the new guideline. First, it will be much easier for advisers to predict the likely sentence of any ......
In deciding the penalty for Mr. Garcia’s charge of keeping an unlicensed firearm, Ms. Benjamin chose the minimum penalty of five years behind bars as the starting point, she said. Given the seriousness of the offence and the prevalence of such offences in the territory, she decided to tack...
Various pieces of legislation introduced new offences and powers surrounding the use and supply of NPS in prisons. Due to the problem with drones dropping substances into prisons, the Serious Crime Act 2015 made it an offence to throw or project any article/substance so that it lands in a ...
Crown Court Sentencing Surveydrug mulesproportionalitysentencing guidelinesAims: In February 2012, new sentencing guidelines for drug offences became effective in all courts in England and Wales. An explicit aim was to reduce the length of sentences for drug "mules" and so make them more ...
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