Category: sentencing

Home Office rejects decriminalising possession of drugs for personal use – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2011 in drug offences, news, rehabilitation, sentencing by tracey

“The Home Office has quickly rejected a call from the government’s official drug advisers to decriminalise the personal possession of all illegal drugs, including heroin and cocaine. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has said it would be better if the tens of thousands of people caught with illicit drugs were sent on drug education and awareness courses rather than punished with fines and other penalties, up to imprisonment.”

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The Guardian, 14th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Warren Goring jailed over shopping channel debts killing – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2011 in domestic violence, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man from Norfolk who strangled his wife after a row about debts built up through a TV shopping channel has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Art teacher jailed for selling Picasso and Lowry forgeries for £180,000 – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 14th, 2011 in artistic works, forgery, fraudulent trading, news, sentencing by tracey

“A rogue dealer has been jailed after engineering a £180,000 scam where he told fine art fakes to galleries across Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cornish student who stole family yacht jailed after mother presses charges – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2011 in families, news, sentencing, ships, theft by tracey

“A student who stole his family’s £10,000 yacht and needed to be rescued by a lifeboat crew has been jailed for nine months after his mother reported him to police.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Looters must get longer in prison, courts told – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 13th, 2011 in burglary, news, sentencing, violent disorder by tracey

“New sentencing guidelines for magistrates and judges have for the first time included general public disorder as an aggravating factor in burglary offences.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Victims central to new guideline for the sentencing of burglars – Sentencing Council

Posted October 13th, 2011 in burglary, press releases, sentencing, victims by tracey

“Today the Sentencing Council is publishing a new definitive guideline for the sentencing of burglars.”

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Sentencing Council, 13th October 2011

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

 

 

Child cruelty couple get five years – The Independent

Posted October 11th, 2011 in child cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“A couple said to have swapped the identity of their dead baby daughter to her twin sister in a bid to cover injuries they inflicted have been jailed for five years.”

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The Independent, 10th October 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Kenneth Clarke suffers setback over sentencing rules for magistrates – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2011 in magistrates, news, sentencing by sally

“Magistrates’ powers to sentence offenders to up to 12 months in prison are to be retained following a climbdown by the Ministry of Justice in the wake of the summer riots.”

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The Guardian, 7th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dangerous drivers to face longer jail terms – Ministry of Justice

Posted October 10th, 2011 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 7th October 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Unicef criticises Britain for jailing children over riots – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2011 in children, imprisonment, news, sentencing, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“Unicef has criticised the UK judicial system for locking up children allegedly involved in the August riots and warned ministers that they are likely to be in breach of their UN obligations to children’s rights.”

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The Guardian, 9th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man gets 27 years for woods murder – The Independent

Posted October 10th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother of an economics graduate has said she can never forgive her daughter’s killer for destroying the lives of so many when he battered the 25-year-old to death in woodland near where she worked.”

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The Independent, 7th October 2011

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Dangerous driving: the victims let down by the law – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2011 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing, victims by sally

“Today the government announces that the penalty for death by dangerous driving will rise from two years in prison to five years. But it is too late for some. Here are the victims let down by the law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Woman jailed after using drill to sink estranged husband’s £75,000 yacht – The Guardian

Posted October 7th, 2011 in criminal damage with intent to endanger life, news, sentencing by sally

“A ‘manipulative and angry’ woman has been jailed for 18 months after drilling holes in her estranged husband’s £75,000 yacht and causing it to sink on Valentine’s Day.”

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The Guardian, 6th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Children’s charity fraudster Howard Rose jailed – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, false accounting, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A ‘heartless’ charity administrator who took more than £76,000 from a fund for sick children has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 6th October 2011

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Rioter’s sentence reduced after appeal – The Independent

Posted October 6th, 2011 in appeals, burglary, news, sentencing, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“The detention of a 17-year-old rioting drama student was upheld today by an appeal judge but his sentence was halved.”

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The Independent, 6th October 2011

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Bus driver jailed for causing death of Finlay Connor, 6 – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2011 in accidents, dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A school bus driver has been jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old boy by dangerous driving.”

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BBC News, 6th October 2011

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Giving the victim a voice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted October 6th, 2011 in EC law, news, sentencing, victims by sally

“Victims of crime in England and Wales have no say when it comes to the sentencing of offenders, as the rule of law demands that victims do not dictate justice. Whilst this does not preclude the views of the victim from being taken into consideration, insofar as the consequences of the crime upon the victim can be highlighted, victims do not and should not have a decisive voice.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 5th October 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

‘Lord’ Edward Davenport jailed for multimillion-pound fraud – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2011 in conspiracy, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“An entrepreneur whose lavish home was used in scenes from the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech and for a less mainstream ‘porn disco’ has been jailed for a multimillion-pound fraud.”

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The Guardian, 5th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ipswich man jailed for 1987 rape and indecent assault – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2011 in assault, news, rape, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to the rape and indecent assault of a woman in her Ipswich home in 1987.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2011

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Ian Huntley throat slasher jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2011 in attempted murder, attempts, homicide, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A psychopathic prisoner who slashed Soham murderer Ian Huntley across the neck with a makeshift knife has been jailed for life.”

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The Guardian, 5th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk