Sentence examples for case of offences from inspiring English sources

I would suggest that there should be no prosecution unless the offence has been reported to the police within six years of it allegedly taking place, or in the case of offences against minors, within six years of their attaining the age of majority, ie by their 24th birthday.

Not only that but cases of offences dropped across all categories of youthful offenders across drugs.

For some offences, the penalties differ depending on the age of the perpetrator; except in the case of certain offences specifically relating to sexual activity with under-13s, the maximum sentence for a person who was under 18 at the time of the offence is five years' imprisonment, whereas for over-18s the maximum terms range between 10 years and life imprisonment.

The Guardian explains that the U.S. and China have an extradition treaty where "both parties agree to hand over fugitives from each other's criminal justice systems, but either side has the right of refusal in the case of political offences".

Qualitative data collected in the larger study from which the current study is derived indicate that the women felt that their husbands had the right to slap or shove them in case of 'minor offences' (data unpublished).

In the case of an offence against the person, it is usually obvious; however, rather more controversial cases have founded constructive manslaughter on drug possession crimes involving the subsequent injection of the drug into another.

In the case of an offence committed by a partnership, Section 15 provides that the prosecution must be brought in the name of the partnership and not in the name of any of the partners.

In cases of severe offences by children, measures proportionate to the circumstances of the offender and to the gravity of the offence may be considered, including considerations of the need of public safety and sanctions.

"All of these decisions have been taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and our guidance for prosecutors on cases of sexual offences.

Though most cases require a police complaint before evidence can be considered by the Crown Prosecution Service, under the 1983 Representation of the People Act the DPP can consider cases of election offences when they are referred to her office directly.

The CPS said it would not instruct Mr Colover in any cases of sexual offences while it considered his situation.