Who, What, Why: How do judges decide on sentences? – BBC News Magazine

Posted August 4th, 2010 in news, sentencing by sally

“A man found guilty of trying to sell a valuable book was jailed for eight years this week. On the same day, in the same court, another man received a shorter prison term for killing someone. Why?”

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BBC News Magazine, 4th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk