Example sentences of "six months ['s] imprisonment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus ‘ unlawful act ’ manslaughter , which can be committed by virtue of a mere assault or battery , is an example of constructive liability ( see Chapter 5.2 ( a ) and ( b ) ) ; it is only luck which makes the difference between the summary offence of common assault ( maximum , six months ' imprisonment ) and the grave offence of manslaughter ( maximum , life imprisonment ) . |
| 2 | Common assault is the lowest rung of the ‘ ladder ’ of non-fatal offences , with a maximum penalty of six months ' imprisonment , and it is discussed in more detail below . |
| 3 | Moreover , the maximum penalty for the section 47 offence is five years ' imprisonment , with no apparent justification for the strange approach of making the penalty equivalent to the higher offence on the ‘ ladder ’ ( the section 20 offence ) , and the fault requirement equivalent to the lower offence on the ‘ ladder ’ ( common assault , with a maximum of six months ' imprisonment ) . |
| 4 | Procedurally speaking , this is not an aggravated assault , since it carries the same maximum penalty as common assault ( six months ' imprisonment ) and is also triable summarily only . |
| 5 | She heard mention of six months ' imprisonment , and was terrified that she 'd be locked up for doing nothing . |
| 6 | It may impose a fine of up to £2000 ( unless the Statute creating the offence provides otherwise ) and a maximum term of six months ' imprisonment on any one charge ( and a maximum of twelve months where the person is charged with more than one offence triable ‘ either way ’ , e.g. theft ) . |
| 7 | The second common mistake ( not made in this case ) is to impose a sentence for an either way offence for which the offender has been committed under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.S6 a sentence in excess of six months ' imprisonment , which is possible if the offender is committed for the same offence under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 . |
| 8 | He sentenced M. to six months ' imprisonment . |
| 9 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 10 | For that offence , he was sentenced to six months ' imprisonment . |
| 11 | His secretaryship of the UDC , which he held until his death , cost him his Liberal candidacy and led to six months ' imprisonment for a technical breach of the Defence of the Realm Act . |
| 12 | The prospect of community punishment or even six months ' imprisonment did not deter the thief in that case . |
| 13 | At the moment the punishment is up to six months ' imprisonment and/or a £2,000 fine . |
| 14 | The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 12 upheld the August 1990 conviction of former DC mayor Marion Barry for cocaine possession , but referred the case back to the original trial judge for resentencing , on the grounds that the judge had not given sufficient explanation for his decision in October to impose a sentence of six months ' imprisonment . |
| 15 | On May 20 Joseph Bendouga , leader of the opposition Democratic Movement for Renewal and Evolution in Central Africa ( MDREC ) , was sentenced to six months ' imprisonment on charges of sending an " insulting and offensive " open letter to President André Kolingba . |