With such a background, it is perhaps not surprising that Mr Amaya was arrested after pistol-whipping a girlfriend and is today, at 28, about to finish a long sentence for aggravated assault.

有这样的背景，那阿玛亚因用手枪打伤女朋友而被捕就不足为奇了，现在，28岁的他将在因重伤罪服刑很久后刑满出狱。

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But prosecutors are now bringing criminal charges that include aggravated identity theft, which can bring a hefty prison sentence.

NPR: Immigrant Rights Groups Challenge ID Theft Arrests

Last June, Mr Clarke announced that a new offence of aggravated knife possession would be created, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least six months.

BBC: Legal Aid Bill part two

In a Commons statement on 21 June 2011, he announced that a new offence of aggravated knife possession would be created, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least six months.

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