Category: sentencing

Harsher sentences for murderers of transgender and disabled people: a step in the right direction but greater reform is needed – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted December 13th, 2011 in disabled persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“On hearing of the Ministry of Justice’s plan to raise the starting point for the minimum term in murder cases where victims are transgender or disabled, you would be forgiven for expressing surprise that there was an existing disparity. We pride ourselves on being alive to equality and here is a glaring and shameful example of imbalance to the detriment of a vulnerable minority.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th December 2011

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Shopkeeper murder: Brothers jailed for Kingstanding stabbing – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two pairs of brothers have been jailed for life for the murder of a Birmingham shopkeeper during a robbery.”

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BBC News, 12th December 2011

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Stoke-on-Trent mosque arsonists jailed – BBC News

Posted December 9th, 2011 in arson, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of deliberately setting fire to a Stoke-on-Trent mosque.”

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BBC News, 8th December 2011

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Father jailed for killing toddler – The Independent

Posted December 8th, 2011 in child abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A father who killed his toddler son because he was crying was jailed for nine years today.”

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The Independent, 7th December 2011

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Father jailed for killing toddler – The Independent

Posted December 7th, 2011 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, news, sentencing by sally

“A father who killed his toddler son because he was crying was jailed for nine years today.”

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The Independent, 7th December 2011

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Give judges discretion in murder sentencing – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2011 in judiciary, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Mandatory life sentences erode the judiciary’s independence and fail to take account of the individual circumstances of a case.”

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The Guardian, 7th December 2011

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Judges warned against straying into politics – by top judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 7th, 2011 in courts, judiciary, local government, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2011

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Wife jailed for fatal TV row attack – The Independent

Posted December 6th, 2011 in domestic violence, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A dental nurse was jailed for 10 years today for killing her husband in a row over what to watch on television.”

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The Independent, 6th December 2011

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Murder life sentence overhaul would get public backing, reformers claim – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2011 in murder, news, reports, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2011

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Cardiff waterslide woman jailed for £20,000 benefit con – BBC News

Posted December 6th, 2011 in benefits, disabled persons, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2011

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Regina v Gill; Regina v Eccles; Regina v Abu-Neigh (formerly Wallace) – WLR Daily

Posted December 5th, 2011 in appeals, law reports, sentencing by sally

Regina v Gill; Regina v Eccles; Regina v Abu-Neigh (formerly Wallace) [2011] EWCA Crim 2795; [2011] WLR (D) 344

“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

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Lecturer spared jail after schoolgirl died taking drugs at his home – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 2nd, 2011 in drug abuse, drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“University lecturer Brian Dodgeon, who admitted possessing a hoard of Class A drugs at his house where a schoolgirl died, was spared jail today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2011

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John Dillon jailed for rape of grandmother in 1982 – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2011 in double jeopardy, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life under the double jeopardy law three decades after raping his own grandmother.”

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BBC News, 1st December 2011

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Virtual courts brings swifter justice – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 29th, 2011 in courts, criminal procedure, live link evidence, news, sentencing by sally

“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).”

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Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Regina v H(J); Regina v Ferris; Same v W(A); Same v Walker; Same v Dan; Same v S(C); Same v Robertson; Same v P(M) – WLR Daily

Posted November 28th, 2011 in law reports, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

Regina v H(J); Regina v Ferris; Same v W(A); Same v Walker; Same v Dan; Same v S(C); Same v Robertson; Same v P(M) [2011] EWCA Crim 2753; [2011] WLR (D) 342

“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

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Two strikes you’re out: new sentencing proposals – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted November 28th, 2011 in news, sentencing by sally

“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.’”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th November 2011

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

UKBA official jailed for seven years for visa fraud – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2011 in fraud, immigration, news, sentencing, visas by sally

“Immigration officer falsely granted indefinite leave to remain to 44 non-EU nationals who were not entitled to stay in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 25th November 2011

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‘Dangerous’ rapist Edwin Smith jailed for 18 years – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2011 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 25th November 2011

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Race variation in jail sentences, study suggests – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2011 in minorities, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2011

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‘Wicked’ stepmother and father jailed for stealing schoolgirl’s inheritance – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 28th, 2011 in forgery, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“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