“Judges are straying too far in the world of politics and should stay within their ‘proper function’, the head of the judiciary, Lord Judge, has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A dental nurse was jailed for 10 years today for killing her husband in a row over what to watch on television.”
The Independent, 6th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The public would support reforming the penalty for murder to make life imprisonment the maximum sentence rather than mandatory, a group of penal reformers argue in a report to be published this week.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who claimed nearly £20,000 in benefits intended for severely disabled people has been jailed after she was filmed going down a water slide.”
BBC News, 5th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Where a defendant was sentenced to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment and the minimum term was to be determined pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 6 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (which related to transitional cases) a reduction in the length of the minimum term could take account of exceptional progress made by the defendant whilst in prison. However, possible reductions for exceptional progress in prison did not form part of any appeal process for sentences imposed after 18 December 2003.”
WLR Daily, 1st December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“University lecturer Brian Dodgeon, who admitted possessing a hoard of Class A drugs at his house where a schoolgirl died, was spared jail today.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life under the double jeopardy law three decades after raping his own grandmother.”
BBC News, 1st December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Increased use of virtual courts and live links technology is making justice quicker and more effective, Justice Ministers Nick Herbert and Jonathan Djanogly said today (28 November).”
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“In principle, in historic or cold cases, a defendant had to be sentenced in accordance with the sentencing regime applicable at the date of sentence. Nevertheless, as the offence which he had committed years earlier contravened the criminal law in force at the date when it was committed a defendant was liable to be convicted of that offence and no other and therefore the sentence was limited to the maximum sentence then available for the offence of which he had been convicted.”
WLR Daily, 24th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The Home Secretary, Ken Clarke, has expressed the laudable sentiment that his new proposals for amending the current sentencing regime will restore ‘clarity, coherence and common sense to sentencing.’”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Immigration officer falsely granted indefinite leave to remain to 44 non-EU nationals who were not entitled to stay in the UK.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A serial rapist and paedophile who tried to evade justice by going on the run has been jailed for 18 years at Cardiff Crown Court.”
BBC News, 25th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Offenders from ethnic minorities are more likely than their white counterparts to be sentenced to prison for certain categories of crimes, according to an analysis of more than one million court records.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ‘wicked’ stepmother and father have been jailed for stealing their schoolgirl daughter’s inheritance left by her wealthy grandad.”
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Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A 14-year-old boy caught with two handguns and live ammunition has walked from court after a judge said he could not impose a custodial sentence because Parliament had ‘tied his hands’.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judge has praised the courage of a four-year-old boy for giving evidence in a trial which led to his ‘vicious’ attacker being jailed for 13 years.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former North Wales Police worker has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting making and possessing indecent images of children.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who microwaved a 10-week-old kitten to death has been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir have lost their appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A volunteer religious teacher at a mosque in Yorkshire has been jailed for 10 weeks for kicking and slapping young boys during lessons at a mosque.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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