‘A serving police officer has admitted murdering Sarah Everard after abducting her from the street as she walked home in south London.
The Metropolitan police constable Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday [9th July] to her murder, having admitted to her kidnap and rape at an earlier hearing.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected the claim that a man convicted of a sexual offence after a police officer posed online as a child was given inadequate legal advice.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Members of a machete-wielding gang who raided a string of corner shops and terrorised a young family in their home have been jailed.’
BBC News, 30th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What level of credit are you going to submit the Defendant is entitled to for his guilty pleas in the following scenario?’
Broadway House Chambers, 1st June 2021
Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk
‘This article reviews the Court of Appeal case of R v Plaku [2021] EWCA 568 which provides guidance concerning credit for guilty plea indications.’
25 Bedford Row, 2nd June 2021
Source: www.25bedfordrow.com
‘Police constable Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and rape of Sarah Everard, who went missing in March while walking home in south London.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paedophile who exploited and blackmailed almost 2,000 victims globally has admitted 158 charges in what has been described as “industrial-scale” offending.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A university lecturer has been jailed for sexually assaulting a student as she walked home from a pub.’
BBC News, 18th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced after blinding a motorcyclist in one eye by throwing an egg at him from a car.’
BBC News, 28th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A persistent drink-driver has been jailed for killing a father and his two children in a crash while they were out for a Father’s Day walk.’
BBC News, 19th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Six men who stole more than £160,000 worth of items from supermarkets, by setting off alarms to distract security guards, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Following the approach in Balajigari v SSHD [2019] EWCA Civ 673 (discussed here), the Court of Appeal has held that it is arguable that procedural fairness required the entry clearance officer (ECO) to put suspicions of dishonesty to the entry clearance applicant, one Mr Wahid an advocate of the High Court of Sindh, and that UTJ Frances got it badly wrong by thinking that permission should be refused. In 2009, then 21 years old, Mr Wahid was convicted on his guilty plea entered at the first opportunity to a driving offence. He had permitted a friend to drive his car without a licence or insurance. He received a short driving ban and a fine and penalty, both of which were duly paid. He completed his LLB that year and then made an in-time application for further leave to remain as a student. He studied and completed his LLM in March 2011. He was then granted further leave as a student and was then granted a Tier 1 (PSW) migrant until 4 January 2014. While he was travelling from London to Pakistan in July 2012, security officers at Heathrow Airport found a blunt Spanish butterfly knife on a keychain in his bags which was a prohibited item. Security staff apologised when explaining to Mr Wahid that the police needed to be called as a matter of protocol. He was taken to a police station and interviewed. He was not charged. He said that he was informed that no further action would be taken.’
EIN Blog, 7th April 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A man who killed his wife five days into the first lockdown last year in Wales has been cleared of her murder.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In 2017, the Sentencing Council introduced a Definitive Guideline on Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty plea, leaving Judges with little or no discretion on the credit that can be afforded for pleas entered at the Crown Court, even for indictable only offences.’
Carmelite Chambers, 11th January 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘A man who murdered three men in 10 seconds on a summer evening in a Reading park, has been sentenced to die in prison after a judge determined it was a jihadist attack.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who dragged a police officer along the ground as he held the car door and punched another in the head has been jailed.’
BBC News, 30th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has admitted killing a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run near a school.’
BBC News, 30th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘“This was one of a pair of recent cases, which tend to suggest that police officers and those who aspire to be police officers are still held to a higher standard than the public they are sworn to protect. It was a sentencing appeal following a plea of guilty by a former police officer, who had made use of information gathered in the course of investigating a drink driving offence to get in touch with the defendant and subsequently enter into a long-term personal relationship with her. He resigned from the police and pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office. His appeal against the sentence prompted the Court of Appeal to refer to earlier authorities on sentencing for misconduct in a public office by serving police officers and gave the court an opportunity to emphasise the gravity of the offence, whilst at the same time proving that the quality of mercy is not strained …”’
CrimeCast.Law, 26th November 2020
Source: crimecast.law
‘A former Army Cadet leader has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to child sex offences committed between 1981 and 1991.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A supporter of Jeremy Corbyn who targeted Labour MPs with “vulgar, obscene and threatening” abuse has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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