Hattersley man jailed for life for Peter Boustead murder – BBC News
“A man who admitted robbing and murdering a man at his home in Greater Manchester has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 30th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Swift riot justice ‘sets standard’ – Daily Telegraph
“The speed at which rioters were dealt with in the courts has led a chief constable to question why court cases normally take so long.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Blackpool mother jailed over indecent photos of girl – BBC News
“A mother who took indecent photographs of a young girl and distributed them when she was heavily pregnant has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 30th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former policeman guilty of assault during arrest – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has warned a former police officer that he may be jailed after being found guilty of assaulting a man he was trying to arrest.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stratton Strawless murder: Catherine Hodges jailed for 24 years – BBC News
“A woman who shot her ex-partner after hearing he might have met another woman has been jailed for at least 24 years.”
BBC News, 26th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Convicts face ban on foreign travel – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals serving non-custodial sentences will be banned from travelling abroad for up to a year, under Government plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Magistrates deny riots ‘sentencing frenzy’ – The Guardian
“Magistrates have denied accusations from the president of the Prison Governors Association that there has been a ‘feeding frenzy’ of disproportionate sentencing of those convicted in the aftermath of the recent riots.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sentencing frenzy’ will fill prisons within weeks – The Independent
“The leader of Britain’s prison governors accused magistrates of indulging in a sentencing ‘feeding frenzy’ as prisons near capacity. Eoin McLennan-Murray, president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA), said courts had shown ‘naked popularism’ in meting out tough justice after the riots.”
The Independent, 28th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Army fantasist John Livesey jailed for lying to court – BBC News
“A military historian who faked an illustrious Army career has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 26th August 2011
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Taxi man sentenced for fall death – The Independent
“A taxi driver sobbed as he received a suspended prison sentence today after a teenage passenger fell out of his moving vehicle and died.”
The Independent, 24th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unemployed offenders face tougher work in the community – The Guardian
“Unemployed offenders face a full week of unpaid work, including the possibility hard manual labour, under plans to toughen community penalties as an alternative to prison. Instructions will be issued to courts by the Ministry of Justice, urging them to make sure unemployed offenders sentenced to the ‘community payback’ programme work a minimum of 28 hours over a four-day week. They will spend the fifth day looking for work or face losing their jobseekers’ allowance.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuse images teacher avoids jail – The Independent
“A primary school teacher who downloaded thousands of images of child sex abuse today escaped jail after telling a court it was a source of ‘comfort’ after being abused himself.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Facebook riot invitation lands Bangor man, 21, in jail – BBC News
“A 21-year-old man has been jailed for four months after posting an invitation to start a riot which appeared on Facebook for 20 minutes.”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father and sons boiler room scam sent to prison – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed at Southwark Crown Court for a total of 19 years in jail for a £27.5m boiler room fraud.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent riots and disorder – should offenders feel ‘the full force of the law’? – Legal Week
“Much controversy has been raised by the sentencing meted out to some of those charged with offences committed during the recent disorder. Many cases have already been sentenced either in the Magistrates’ Court. A lesser number of cases have been dealt with by the Crown Court. (Given the short time between committal to Crown Court and sentence, the latter would be guilty pleas).”
Legal Week, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Woman jailed for life for murdering OAP with wine bottle – The Independent
“A woman was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years today for killing a 91-year-old man with a bottle of wine.”
The Independent, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Minicab driver Masood Ahmed guilty of ‘sickening’ rape – BBC News
“A minicab driver has been jailed for 11 years for raping and threatening to kill an 18-year-old woman in Surrey.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Portsmouth man sentenced for ‘microwaving’ pet cat – BBC News
“A Hampshire man has received a 16-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, after he microwaved his pet cat.”
BBC News, 19th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for trying to end dying father’s life – The Independent
“A man who was caught trying to smother his dying father on a hospital ward after learning he had no chance of survival has been jailed for six and a half years.”
The Independent, 20th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jailed loot handler freed on appeal – The Independent
“A woman who accepted a pair of looted shorts from her housemate has walked free from prison after her sentence was reduced on appeal.”
The Independent, 19th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
