Judge criticises sex crime sentencing guidelines as offender spared jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 14th, 2010 in news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A judge has criticised sentencing guidelines which prevented him from jailing a man who groped a schoolgirl.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2010

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‘Virtually blind’ pensioner with eye condition Macular Degeneration jailed for killing pedestrian – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 12th, 2010 in careless driving, disabled persons, news, sentencing by sally

“A 66-year-old man has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for causing a fatal crash whilst deliberately driving with the eye condition Macular Degeneration.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2010

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International thief Yuri Harris jailed for seven years – The Independent

Posted April 9th, 2010 in news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“A sophisticated, international, professional thief who targeted rich victims including a Saudi prince was jailed for seven years today.”

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 The Independent, 9th April 2010

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Man sentenced after wife told police of child images – BBC News

“A woman called police after finding indecent images of children on her husband’s laptop, a court has heard.”

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BBC News, 8th April 2010

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Policemen jailed for inflicting ‘deliberate cruelty’ – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2010 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing by sally

“PC and sergeant sentenced to 18 months’ jail after a judge said their treatment of suspect was ‘little short of torture.’ ”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2010

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Two Royal Marines dismissed over assault of Afghan prisoner – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2010 in armed forces, assault, courts martial, news, sentencing by sally

“Two Royal Marines were sentenced today for assaulting an Afghan prisoner held on suspicion of planting a bomb. Sergeant Mark Leader, based at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon, was found guilty by a court martial panel of assault causing actual bodily harm on Mohammad Ekhlas on March 19 last year. Captain Jody Wheelhouse, from 45 Commando, Arbroath, Scotland, admitted the same offence at an earlier hearing. Wheelhouse was sentenced to dismissal with disgrace, while Leader was dismissed.”

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The Guardian, 7th April 2010

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Leeds man spared jail after drunkenly urinating beside war memorial – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2010 in monuments, news, outraging public decency, sentencing by sally

“A man who urinated beside a war memorial only weeks after a student prompted a national furore by doing the same thing was ordered to work 160 hours of unpaid community service.”

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The Guardian, 6th April 2010

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Judges given free rein by ‘pitifully loose’ sentencing law – The Guardian

Posted April 6th, 2010 in legislation, news, sentencing by sally

“New legislation guiding judges on sentencing criminals is so ‘pitifully loose’ that judgments could become idiosyncratic and inconsistent, according to the head of the Sentencing Advisory Panel.”

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The Guardian, 5th April 2010

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Men who used dogs to savage police jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 1st, 2010 in dogs, news, police, sentencing by sally

“Mehmet Koc, 19, and Matthew Joannou, 20, both from Haringey, north London, let the pitbull-type animals viciously maul two victims who were left with permanent scarring.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

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Contract killers get life after trial which changed witness anonymity law – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 1st, 2010 in anonymity, murder, news, sentencing, witnesses by sally

“Two contract killers are beginning life sentences for murder following a trial which caused Parliament to bring in a new law on witness anonymity.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

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Prison monitor who had ‘phone sex’ with inmates spared jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“A prison monitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for sending explicit photographs of herself and engaging in ‘phone sex’ with inmates.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

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Pair jailed for Manchester teenager’s shooting murder – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in firearms, gangs, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men must serve more than 20 years in prison for murdering a boy who was shot in the head in a revenge attack.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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Life term for father who raped baby daughter – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A father who filmed himself raping his baby daughter has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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£1 coins counterfeiter jailed – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in counterfeiting, news, sentencing by sally

“A 49-year-old man was jailed for three-and-a-half years today after he admitted running a counterfeit coin factory producing thousands of pounds of fake £1 coins, police said.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

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69-year-old jailed for four years over rape – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2010 in news, rape, sentencing by sally

“The former president of a village bowls club was jailed for more than four years today for raping a grandmother.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2010

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Denbigh bigamist jailed for having two wives – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in bigamy, news, sentencing by sally

“A twice-married man serving a prison sentence has been jailed for nine months after admitting bigamy.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2010

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Arsonist’s £445,000 payback to Worcestershire victims – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in arson, blackmail, compensation, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A criminal who terrorised the elderly residents of a mobile home park must pay his victims £445,000.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2010

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Jail for pensioner who filmed girls in shower – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, internet, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A pensioner who secretly filmed young girls as they showered in his bathroom was jailed for three years today.”

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The Independent, 30th March 2010

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28 years for jealous father who strangled children – The Independent

Posted March 30th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A jealous father who strangled his two young children with computer cables to get back at his wife was jailed for a minimum of 28 years today.”

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The Independent, 30th March 2010

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Shotgun murderer who killed before gets whole-life term – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for the rest of his life for a shotgun murder – 39 years after committing another killing.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2010

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