Two men guilty of terror charges – BBC News
“Two men from Birmingham have pleaded guilty to being part of a terrorist cell whose leaders were planning a suicide bomb attack in the UK.”
BBC News, 10th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: guilty pleas
Drug lord jailed as police shut down largest smuggling operation in UK – The Guardian
“The last remaining kingpin of an international network of organised criminal gangs that flooded the UK with £300m worth of illegal drugs has been brought to justice.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sadistic’ horror film fan jailed for Chester murder – BBC News
“A horror film fan who killed his friend in a scene which mirrored one of his favourite films has been jailed for life at Chester Crown Court.”
BBC News, 25th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Has The Golden Thread Finally Been Snapped? – Zenith Chambers
“‘Throughout the web of the English Criminal Law one golden thread is always to be seen, that it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner’s guilt subject to what I have already said as to the defence of insanity and subject also to any statutory exception
No matter what the charge or where the trial, the principle that the prosecution must prove the guilt of the prisoner is part of the common law of England and no attempt to whittle it down can be entertained.’
Per Viscount Sankey in Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 – emphasis added.
There cannot be an English lawyer who is unaware of this paragraph in Viscount Sankey’s judgment in Woolmington. Many non-lawyers who have chanced to read the Rumpole stories will also be as aware of, if not as attached to, it.”
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Zenith Chambers, 19th March 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has gun possession conviction quashed – The Guardian
“An SAS sniper has had his convictions for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition quashed by the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chris Huhne admits perverting the course of justice – BBC News
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has admitted perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago. The Liberal Democrat MP, 58, changed his plea on the first day of his trial at Southwark Crown Court. He could face a prison sentence for the offence.”
BBC News. 4th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Motorcyclist on cannabis with 45 traffic convictions who killed pedestrian given 18 months – Daily Telegraph
“A widow whose husband was killed as he walked home from his local pub is to campaign for a change in the law after a banned driver dubbed ‘an absolute menace on the roads’ was jailed for only 18 months today for causing his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed over Newbury mosque pig’s head dumping – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three months for dumping a pig’s head outside a mosque in Berkshire.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2013
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SAS sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale is freed – Daily Telegraph
“An SAS sniper, jailed for illegally possessing a pistol brought back from Iraq, thanked the kindness of the ‘Great British public’ as he was dramatically freed from custody.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jailed SAS sniper Danny Nightingale to lodge appeal over sentence – The Guardian
“An SAS veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan will lodge an appeal on Wednesday against a decision to jail him for possessing a pistol and live ammunition at his home in Britain.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘I can’t intervene in SAS sniper case,’ attorney general tells defence secretary – The Guardian
“The attorney general has said it would be inappropriate for him to intervene in the case of a jailed SAS soldier, after a request by the defence secretary for him to review the conviction.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shafilea Ahmed’s sister avoids jail after judge describes “extraordinary and terrifying story” as a “case for mercy” – The Independent
“The sister of honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared jail today when she was given a 12-month suspended sentence for organising a robbery at her parents’ house.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
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Speeding biker Gary Dobson who did 144mph on A63 banned – BBC News
“A biker who reached speeds of 144mph (232km/h) on an A-road in North Yorkshire has been banned from riding for six months.”
BBC News, 8th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Met police officer admits faking records in rape cases – The Guardian
“A former detective constable who specialised in rape and sexual assault cases has admitted faking police records and failing to investigate complaints properly.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cheesy chips row led to Blackpool chef killing – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for killing a chef in a row over cheesy chips at a Blackpool takeaway.”
BBC News, 10th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landscape gardener jailed for four years for ‘mowing down’ two teenagers that were camping in a field – The Independent
“A landscape gardener who drove his van into two teenagers who were camping in a field in what was an ‘absolutely terrifying’ attack has been jailed for four years.”
The Independent, 14th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge attacks ‘awful’ soft justice as drivers who left woman, 25, crippled are jailed for 18 months – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has launched a strongly-worded attack on the justice system after he was powerless to hand longer sentences to two men who left a young woman crippled in a car crash as they fled from police.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teenager who throttled and beat girl detained indefinitely – The Guardian
“A teenage boy who throttled a 10-year-old girl as she played in a street and repeatedly beat her around the head so viciously he could have killed her has been locked up indefinitely.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tottenham Court Road siege: Man jailed for office bomb hoax – BBC News
“A bomb hoaxer who caused the closure of London’s Tottenham Court Road after throwing equipment from the fifth floor of an office block has been jailed.”
BBC News, 24th july 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
