Falconer ‘slow’ to defend judge – BBC News
“Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer was ‘too slow’ to defend a judge after government criticism of his sentencing of a Cardiff paedophile, peers say.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Definitive Sentencing Guidelines Revised 2007: Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“Following a review of its own guideline on reduction in sentence for a guilty plea, the Sentencing Guidelines Council has recommended a change to the application of the principle when the evidence against offenders is overwhelming.”
Sentencing Guidelines Council press release, 20th July 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Related link: Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (PDF)
Jail discounts cut for a guilty plea – Daily Telegraph
“Criminals who plead guilty after being caught red-handed will receive longer sentences under new guidelines announced yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father and uncle given life for ‘honour’ murder – The Guardian
“The father and uncle of a young Kurdish woman began life sentences last night for arranging her ‘barbaric and callous’ murder to restore their family’s ‘honour’.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal over ‘short’ rape sentence – BBC News
“The Attorney General will appeal against the sentence given to a window cleaner for raping a 10-year-old girl on the grounds it was unduly lenient.”
BBC News, 20th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smaller sentence reductions for guilty pleas – The Times
“Criminals who plead guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence – such as being caught in the act – will get less time off their sentence, it was announced today.”
The Times, 20th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man avoids jail for website ‘sick jokes’ – Daily Telegraph
“An economics graduate was sentenced to 160 hours of community service yesterday for making ‘sick jokes’ about ethnic groups and people with disabilities on a website.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hunt for 18 of 1,700 prisoners released early – The Guardian
“The police are already hunting for 18 prisoners who are ‘unlawfully at large’ after being released among the 1,700 let out during the first week of the government’s new emergency scheme to cope with jail overcrowding, the justice ministry said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Early-release prisoners back to crime – The Independent
“Criminals released early from prison because of an overcrowding crisis committed eight more offences within days of being freed, the Ministry of Justice said.”
The Independent, 17th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
OAP’s rapist jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A rapist who described his attack on an elderly woman ‘monstrous’ has been given an indefinite prison sentence.”
BBC News, 16th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Crown Prosecution Service) v. Guildford Crown Court – Times Law Reports
Divisional Court cannot correct crown court judge
Regina (Crown Prosecution Service) v. Guildford Crown Court
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“The High Court did not have power to quash an unlawful sentence imposed by a crown court judge.”
The Times, 16th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Unlimited jail terms under review – Daily Telegraph
“Jack Straw is reviewing the new open-ended jail terms amid fears that they are clogging up the prison system.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Keep women out of jail, group says – The Times
“More community sentences should be tailor-made for women to keep them out of jail, a women’s equality group has claimed. ”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life – BBC News
“Four men convicted of the 21 July bomb plot have been jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 40 years each.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed over terror cell plans – BBC News
“A man who stored up what police called a ‘vast library of terrorist material’ has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 6th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Public ‘should decide spending on prisons’ – Daily Telegraph
“England’s most senior judge called for a review of sentencing last night, saying society should decide how much it was prepared to spend on sending offenders to prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Uncle gets life for Casey murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life after admitting the rape and murder of his two-year-old niece in Leeds.”
BBC News, 2 July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attempted murder offences to get sentence reduction – The Times
“Criminals convicted of attempted murder should serve as little as 40 per cent of the sentence that would have been imposed if they had successfully claimed a life, sentencing advisers said today.”
The Times, 28th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More prisoners to be freed early – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands more convicts are to spend less time in jail as a result of law and order measures published by the Government yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father jailed for refusing to pay child maintenance despite ex-wife’s support – The Times
“A lawyer was jailed yesterday for refusing to pay child support to his former wife, despite her pleas that he should not be given a custodial sentence.”
The Times, 26th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
