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1. Discharge of Duty February 17, 2011 In the case of those who have committed an indictable offence (any more serious crime), the record will not be closed until five years have passed from the completion of their sentence. If the indictable offence was a violent personal injury offence (such crimes as manslaughter or when a person is injured during sexual assault or attacked with a weapon), the record can stay open for ten years after the completion of the sentence.On the other hand, as noted in point 2 above, getting together all the required paperwork for a pardon application will be a lot of work. Would a lawyer not know what ... (read more) Author: Nathaniel Hansen

2. Why DUI Lawyers Are Required February 16, 2011 It is noteworthy that the periods set by law for keeping the youth record open are equivalent to the periods of ineligibility that an adult offender would be subject to after release before being able to apply to the Parole Board of Canada for a pardon. A person who was convicted of a summary offence can apply for a pardon three years after the completion of their sentence; for an indictable offence, the period is five years, and in the case of violent personal injury offences, a person needs to wait ten years after completing their sentence. Murder and the few other crimes carrying life or in... (read more) Author: Nathaniel Hansen

3. Criminal Defense Attorney to Ensure A Fair Trial February 14, 2011 In the case of those who have committed an indictable offence (any more serious crime), the record will not be closed until five years have passed from the completion of their sentence. If the indictable offence was a violent personal injury offence (such crimes as manslaughter or when a person is injured during sexual assault or attacked with a weapon), the record can stay open for ten years after the completion of the sentence.Nor is crossing the border across open spaces safe; although there are not many border guards patrolling the Canada-US border (unlike the US-Mexico border), there are ... (read more) Author: Nathaniel Hansen

4. Going Straight From a Pardon to the Workplace January 25, 2011 Indictable offence convictions can follow a person around out of proportion to his danger to society if the convicted person has made every effort to be a good citizen and avoided committing any more crimes. It may be true that some people commit previous crimes before they are convicted of one but a percentage of those tend to have second thoughts after spending some time behind bars. In this sense imprisonment or large fines can act as a deterrent. However, marking that person with the stigma of a permanent criminal flag whenever his name is entered into a computer is no deterrent, so the pa... (read more) Author: Pat Boardman

5. Where are criminal cases heard in Australia? October 24, 2010 Most Victorian criminal law cases are heard in the Magistrates’ Court. This court has the jurisdiction to hear all summary offences (ie those punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment, such as drink driving and driving whilst suspended) and all indictable offences triable summarily. Your criminal lawyers Melbourne will be able to give you further advice as to whether your charges are likely to be heard in this court. If you have been charged with a more serious offence such as rape or culpable driving, the charges may initially be heard in the Magistrates’ Court for committal proceedings bef... (read more) Author: Martine Marich

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