At Holyrood's justice committee, the judge was asked by North East MSP Liam Kerr if the
presumption would cover criminals entering early guilty pleas, which could lead to 18-month sentences being cut by a third.
The trial judges had in both cases ruled that the
presumption that they have possession and knowledge of the drugs (under Section 37 DDA) applies since their custody and control of the drugs were proven, and that the
presumption that they were trafficking in drugs (under Section 37(da) DDA) also applies since the drug's weight exceeded the weight listed in the DDA.
However, Article III, Section 14 (1-2) of the Constitution, which articulates the principle of the
presumption of innocence, does not list any exemptions.
Hilbay was reacting a remark that Panelo made in a televised interview that 'candidates who were involved in drugs have, to my mind, waived the right to such right of being given the
presumption of innocence.'
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presumption of innocence is based on a common sense rule of life that requires everyone to back their words with proof.
ISLAMABAD -- A former senior adviser to the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has challenged the powers of an accountability court of convicting the accused on the basis of
presumption.
Section 213.29 also grants the department a
presumption that it is correct in personally assessing this double penalty.
The
presumption of correctness of assessment being a mere
presumption cannot be made to rest on another
presumption.
FCC (1) the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the FCC's reversal of "a decades-old, rebuttable
presumption that determined whether state and local franchising authorities may regulate cable rates." (2) The D.C.
Scottish courts operate a
presumption against prison sentences of three months or less, with the Scottish Government intending to extend the
presumption to 12 months."
presumption against extraterritoriality, a canon of construction that
KBR countered that Plaintiffs' allegations of misconduct in foreign countries are barred by the
presumption against extraterritoriality.
The author examines whether war is morally justifiable by presenting an argument for pacifism, contending that there is a moral
presumption against war and unless that
presumption is defeated, war is wrong.
Professors Hathaway and Macklin debate the legality of the "
presumption of state protection" that the Supreme Court of Canada established as a matter of Canadian refugee law in the Ward decision.
