Sentence examples for convicted for possessing from inspiring English sources
Another member, Graham Wilmer, admits having a man who was later convicted for possessing child pornography as a lodger.
In 2008, Jones was convicted for possessing 5 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to life in prison, Much of his case was based on evidence collected through the GPS tracker.
She said there is no logical reason why people convicted for possession of crack should be treated differently from those convicted of possessing any other form of cocaine.
That is why the Liberal Democrats have opposed a recent proposal to introduce a six-month mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who is convicted of possessing a knife for a second time.
According to a prosecutor in Missoula County, Mont., potential jurors made it clear they wouldn't convict anyone for possessing a few buds of pot. District Judge Dusty Deschamps found it impossible to seat a jury, and decided to work out a plea bargain for the man in question, Touray Cornell, instead.
Earlier in his presidency, Obama signed a law reducing sentences for those convicted of possessing crack cocaine.
Pardons are to be available only for people convicted of possessing 30 grams of marijuana or less, the legal limit under the new system.
It requires stiffer sentences for people convicted of possessing firearms if they have earlier been found guilty of three violent felonies or serious drug charges.
It requires stiffer sentences for people convicted of possessing firearms in federal court if they have earlier been found guilty of three violent felonies or serious drug charges.
But according to a government official, a program to make it easier for Canadians convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana to obtain a pardon will be announced on Wednesday.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to concurrent terms of probation -- in spite of the 1980 New York State law that supposedly required a one-year term for anyone convicted of possessing an illegal gun.
