Tougher prison sentences for violent crime in force – BBC News
“A raft of new criminal offences have come into force in England and Wales, as well as tougher prison sentences for violent crimes.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Regina v Bateman; Regina v Doyle: [2012] EWCA Crim 2158; [2012] WLR (D) 355 – WLR Daily
Regina v Bateman; Regina v Doyle: [2012] EWCA Crim 2158; [2012] WLR (D) 355
“Where an offender was committed to the Crown Court by the magistrates’ court under paragraph 11(2)(a) of Schedule 12 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to be dealt with in respect of the commission of an offence committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence imposed by the Crown Court, the Crown Court’s sentencing powers in relation to other offences in respect of which the offender was committed under section 6(2) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 were limited by section 7(1) of the 2000 Act to those of the magistrates’ court.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of Liverpool fan in Camden bar – BBC News
“A man who killed a Liverpool football fan in a London club has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court quashes convictions of men jailed over riots robbery shown on YouTube – The Guardian
“Two men jailed after being found guilty of robbing a Malaysian student at the height of last year’s London riots, have had their convictions quashed.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fake biology teacher Julia Rawlinson jailed – BBC News
“A ‘pathological liar’ who forged qualifications to get a job as a teacher has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
Judge attacks ‘genius’ prosecutors after householder confronts yobs with knife – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge demanded to know which ‘genius’ decided to charge a householder for holding knife while protecting his home despite none of the armed yobs being arrested.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chris Grayling challenged over new community orders – The Guardian
“The justice minister will be quizzed by the justice committee today about why he ignored the Ministry of Justice’s own research findings when drawing up the sentences for the new community orders.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bamber ‘life term’ appeal starts in European court – BBC News
“Murderer Jeremy Bamber and two other killers will have their appeal against spending the rest of their lives in prison heard in the European Court of Human Rights later.”
BBC News, 28th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christopher Halliwell’s ‘lenient’ murder term is appealed – BBC News
“An appeal is to be launched into the ‘lenient’ sentence of a taxi driver who murdered an office worker in Swindon.”
BBC News, 27th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UBS fined £30m over rogue trader – The Guardian
“UBS has been fined £30m by the UK’s Financial Services Authority – and could see its investment banking activities hampered by the Swiss regulator – after the former trader Kweku Adoboli was jailed for fraud.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for five years after threatening neighbour with sex aid – Daily Telegraph
“A man who threatened his neighbour with a sexual aid tucked into his trousers has been jailed for five years after police mistook it for a firearm.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father jailed after refusing to move from his own land – Daily Telegraph
“A working father who refused to leave his family-owned land in the ‘millionaires’ row’ of a picturesque village while he sought permission for a £32,000 eco-house has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Peter Cole jailed for Ambrose Skingle Theydon Bois death – BBC News
“An elderly man who lied about his failing eyesight has been jailed after he killed a pedestrian.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Oakes; Regina v Restivo; Regina v Roberts; Regina v Stapleton – WLR Daily
“The provisions of Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which enabled the court in a case of exceptional seriousness to sentence an offender to life imprisonment with a whole life term as the specified minimum sentence, were not incompatible with and did not contravene article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms provided the judge specifying the minimum term was satisfied that, taking into account all the aggravating and mitigating factors, the element of just punishment and retribution required the imposition of a whole life order.”
WLR Daily, 21st November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Murder most foul”: whole life imprisonment not a human rights breach – UK Human Rights Blog
“Oakes and others v R [2012] EWCA Crim 2435 – the imposition of whole life orders for extremely serious crimes does not violate the prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment under Article 3.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd November 2012
Sooure: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Women and the criminal justice system: what do the latest statistics show? – The Guardian
“Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today look at women and the Criminal Justice System.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lorry driver jailed over ‘hero’ PC’s death on M1 hard shoulder – Daily Telegraph
“The widow of a policeman killed while helping a stranded motorist on a motorway hard shoulder today told of her ‘agonising’ grief after a lorry driver was jailed for his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jailed for smuggling weapons into UK – Home Office
“A man who attempted to bring a haul of offensive weapons through Newcastle Airport has been jailed.”
Home Office, 20th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
