Category: sentencing

Has Fleischmann been put in its proper place? PSA v GDC & Naveed Patel [2024] EWHC 243 (Admin) – 2 Hare Court

Posted April 25th, 2024 in careless driving, chambers articles, dentists, disciplinary procedures, homicide, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘It is nearly twenty years now since Alexander Fleischmann, a dentist, was struck off after the forerunner body to the PSA appealed against his suspension by a Committee of the GDC. Mr Fleischmann had been convicted in the Crown Court of quite serious charges relating to child pornography but after submissions in mitigation he had been sentenced to a three-year Community Rehabilitation Order (CRO) rather than being sent to prison as the Sentencing Guidelines would have suggested.’

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2 Hare Court, 5th April 2024

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Bristol drug dealer jailed for modern slavery offence – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2024 in children, drug trafficking, forced labour, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘A drug dealer who was involved in trafficking children to sell crack cocaine and heroin has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 25th April 2024

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‘Obsessed’ man broke into his ex’s home and stabbed her new partner to death as they lay in bed – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2024 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A jealous ex has been jailed for stabbing his former girlfriend’s new lover to death while he lay in bed.’

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The Independent, 24th April 2024

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Hybrid orders & section 45A of the Mental Health Act 1983: recent developments – 6KBW College Hill

Posted April 25th, 2024 in chambers articles, hospital orders, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘Section 45A of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”) was inserted by the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997. The idea behind it is that where an offender who suffers from a treatable mental disorder is before the Court, a hybrid sentence can be imposed. The offender is treated, and then in an appropriate case returned to prison to serve the rest of their sentence. If is they are still in hospital when the sentence expires, they remain in hospital, but unrestricted[1]. It came into force on the 1st October 1997.’

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6KBW College Hill, 24th March 2024

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Stalker who was ‘obsessed’ with her victims jailed – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in news, sentencing, stalking, threatening behaviour by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for making the lives of a couple “a living hell”, after stalking, harassing and threatening to kill them.’

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BBC News, 22nd April 2024

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Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, fines, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.’

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The Guardian, 21st April 2024

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Suspended sentence for struck-off solicitor who misused client funds – Legal Futures

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, disciplinary procedures, domestic violence, fraud, mental health, news, professional conduct, sentencing, solicitors, suspended sentences by sally

‘A solicitor who used a client’s £132,000 divorce settlement to pay off her tax bill and give money to her daughter has been handed a suspended prison sentence.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd April 2024

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Part 2 – A review of hate crime by Olivia Chessell – 2DRJ

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in chambers articles, criminal justice, equality, hate crime, human rights, murder, news, sentencing, transgender persons by sally

‘The first part in this two-part article explored the application of hate crime laws in the sentencing of Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe for the tragic murder of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old transgender child. This second part sets out the current statutory framework for prosecuting hate crimes in England and Wales before providing an analysis of potential shortcomings and recommendations for reform.’

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2DRJ, 18th April 2024

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Train driver who upskirted female passenger avoids jail sentence – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in criminal justice, news, railways, sentencing, sexual offences, suspended sentences, voyeurism by sally

‘A Thameslink train driver who took photos up a woman’s skirt while she was asleep on a train has avoided jail, despite being found guilty of voyeurism.’

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The Guardian, 19th April 2024

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Failure to address ‘ludicrous’ injustice of indefinite jail terms is ‘political cowardice’, peer warns – The Independent

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in bills, criminal justice, imprisonment, Ministry of Justice, miscarriage of justice, news, sentencing by sally

‘MPs have been accused of “political cowardice” for failing to back the resentencing of thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’

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The Independent, 20th April 2024

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Man who raped girl, 15, in Bournemouth sea sentenced to six and a half years – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A man who raped a 15-year-old girl who could not swim after taking her out of her depth in the sea off Bournemouth beach has been sentenced to six and a half years’ detention.’

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The Guardian, 19th April 2024

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Two boys sentenced for killing more than 20 animals at environmental college – The Independent

Posted April 19th, 2024 in animal cruelty, animals, children, community service, compensation, criminal damage, news, school children, sentencing by sally

‘Two schoolboys who killed more than 20 animals including rabbits, snakes and birds at an environmental college have been handed a community order.’

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The Independent, 18th April 2024

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Brighton: Police apology over 1986 schoolgirls murder case – BBC News

Posted April 19th, 2024 in children, complaints, Crown Prosecution Service, DNA, double jeopardy, families, forensic science, imprisonment, miscarriage of justice, murder, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘The families of two schoolgirls murdered in 1986 have received an apology from Sussex Police over mistakes in its investigations.’

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BBC News, 18th April 2024

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Stalker who sent Harry Styles 8,000 cards is jailed – BBC News

Posted April 19th, 2024 in harassment, imprisonment, news, restraining orders, sentencing, stalking by sally

‘A woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.’

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BBC News, 19th April 2024

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Mohammed Abbkr sentenced for setting worshippers alight – BBC News

Posted April 18th, 2024 in attempted murder, hospital orders, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who set two worshippers on fire as they left mosques has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.’

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BBC News, 17th April 2024

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Man who murdered grandfather feigned mental illness – judge – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2024 in families, imprisonment, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who murdered a grandfather tried to manipulate his psychiatric assessment in order to evade justice, a judge has said.’

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BBC News, 16th April 2024

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Serious care failings were a factor in son killing his father, coroner in Wales rules – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2024 in families, homicide, hospital orders, hospitals, inquests, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A string of serious failings in the care provided for a man with schizophrenia who killed his father an hour after absconding from a psychiatric ward contributed to the death, a coroner has ruled.’

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Th Guardian, 16th April 2024

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Jail for sex offender given access to child’s data by law firm’s error – Legal Futures

Posted April 16th, 2024 in child abuse, children, contempt of court, data protection, law firms, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A convicted sex offender accidentally given access by a law firm to a vulnerable child’s confidential information has been jailed for six months for not complying with court orders to delete it.’

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Legal Futures, 16th April 2024

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Ashton-under-Lyne car thief jailed for kidnap of blind passenger – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2024 in dangerous driving, disabled persons, elderly, imprisonment, kidnapping, news, sentencing, theft by tracey

‘A man who stole a car while a vulnerable 89-year-old passenger was inside it has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 15th April 2024

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Chester man who stalked MP Samantha Dixon jailed – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2024 in harassment, imprisonment, news, parliament, sentencing, stalking by tracey

‘Benjamin Scott-Thrale, 32, of Chester, Cheshire, launched a campaign of harassment against Samantha Dixon MP, in June 2023 until January, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.’

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BBC News, 7th April 2024

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