Rioter’s sentence reduced after appeal – The Independent
“The detention of a 17-year-old rioting drama student was upheld today by an appeal judge but his sentence was halved.”
The Independent, 6th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Bus driver jailed for causing death of Finlay Connor, 6 – BBC News
“A school bus driver has been jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old boy by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 6th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Giving the victim a voice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“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.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 5th October 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Lord’ Edward Davenport jailed for multimillion-pound fraud – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ipswich man jailed for 1987 rape and indecent assault – BBC News
“A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to the rape and indecent assault of a woman in her Ipswich home in 1987.”
BBC News, 5th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Huntley throat slasher jailed for life – The Guardian
“A psychopathic prisoner who slashed Soham murderer Ian Huntley across the neck with a makeshift knife has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brothers jailed for child sex abuse – The Independent
“Two brothers who carried out sex attacks on five children were both jailed today (5th October).”
The Independent, 5th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for JCB wrecking spree in Nottinghamshire – BBC News
“A man who left a trail of destruction when he drove a stolen JCB through a Nottinghamshire village has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
#WithoutPrejudice 12: Riots, sentencing appeals – Troy Davis execution – Legal Aid cutbacks and Clause 12 – Charon QC
“Criminal Law Special: Sentencing in the wake of the riots and the forthcoming appeals, Contempt of Court, Troy Davis execution, Legal Aid and Clause 12 re-visited.”
Charon QC, 30th September 2011
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Torture couple Anna Wibrew and Simon Weller jailed – BBC News
“A couple have been jailed for their part in the torture of a man who stabbed himself in the chest to try to kill himself after being kept prisoner.”
BBC News, 4th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A picture is worth a thousand words… or two months – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Hot on the heels of announcements regarding the television broadcast of sentencing decisions, technology raises another controversy. This time a teenager, Paul Thomson, was convicted for contempt in Luton Crown Court and given a two month sentence. The offence was taking a photo inside court on his Blackberry mobile phone.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 29th September 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Woman jailed for looting trainers during riots – Daily Telegraph
“A woman pictured trying on trainers outside a looted sports shop during the London riots, wept in the dock today as she was jailed for eight months.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Linda Bakewell murder: Philip Martins jailed for life – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a Liverpool solicitor before hiding her body in the boot of his car.”
BBC News, 29th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family sentenced in plot to kill grandfather for early inheritance – The Guardian
“Daughter aged 49 and three teenagers face jail or youth detention after ‘despicable and inhuman’ attack.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison for hospital Nazi salute at Jewish teenager – BBC News
“A man has been described as a ‘bully with hatred in his heart’ and jailed for nine months after making Nazi salutes at a Jewish teenager.”
BBC News, 29th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Riots appeal judges to review BBC news coverage – The Guardian
“Three appeal court judges are to view BBC television news coverage of the summer riots before they decide whether any of the sentences handed down were excessive.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Harsh sentences were suited to ‘ghastliness’ of looting, Chief Justice tells appeal – The Independent
“Britain’s most senior judge said the lengthy sentences meted out to rioters reflected the ‘ghastliness’ of the unrest that swept through England in August, as he heard the first batch of challenges by defendants jailed for their involvement.”
The Independent, 28th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Appeal court criticises judge’s approach to riot sentencing – The Guardian
“A Manchester judge who made influential comments on sentencing offenders in the immediate aftermath of the August riots has been criticised by the appeal court.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for theft of manuscripts by Churchill, Joyce, Amis and Eliot – The Guardian
“A university graduate who stole £36,000 of manuscripts by famous figures including Sir Winston Churchill, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and TS Eliot has been jailed for 30 months.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts mistreating cases as riot-related, says defence lawyer – The Guardian
“Is a Tottenham solicitor alone in having clients charged as part of riots, despite them having no connection other than being in the same borough?”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
