Pensioner jailed for recording court proceedings is released – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2011 in contempt of court, news, sentencing by tracey

“An 85-year-old man who was jailed for six months for recording court proceedings was freed by the court of appeal on Friday. Three judges in London quashed the sentence imposed on Norman Scarth in July for contempt of court and substituted one of 12 weeks, resulting in his immediate release from Armley prison in Leeds.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk