8,000 criminals given at least 11 community sentences before being jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 21st, 2013 in community service, detention, news, recidivists, sentencing, statistics by sally

“Almost 8,000 criminals sent to prison last year had been given at least 11 community sentences before finally being jailed, figures showed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2013

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Badmouthing the pope in heated news room does not amount to harassment – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 21st, 2013 in appeals, employment tribunals, harassment, news, religious discrimination by sally

“The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that the use of bad language was evidently merely an expression of bad temper and not intended to express hostility to the Pope or Catholicism and that it did not constitute harassment within the meaning of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th February 2013

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Lawyers debate whether trial by jury is the best option – BBC News

Posted February 21st, 2013 in criminal justice, juries, news, trials by sally

“John Cooper QC and Kirsty Brimelow QC discuss whether trial by jury is the best option.”

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BBC News, 21st February 2013

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Vicky Pryce trial: Q: ‘Can a juror come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it?’ – The Independent

Posted February 21st, 2013 in juries, news, retrials by sally

” … and nine other questions posed by the jury before the judge decided to order a retrial.”

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The Independent, 21st February 2013

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Vicky Pryce faces retrial after jury ‘fails to grasp basics’ – The Guardian

“Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of the disgraced cabinet minister Chris Huhne, faces a retrial next week over taking speeding points for him because a jury failed to reach a verdict, after suffering what the judge described as ‘absolutely fundamental deficits in understanding’.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2013

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