Drunk driver who killed fiance is jailed
“A drunk mother who killed her fiance by running him over with her car outside a pub was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 12th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: sentencing
You twot! Judge brands club flood prankster – The Independent
“A student who caused £150,000 of damage to a nightclub in an ‘alcohol-fuelled act of buffoonery’ was branded a ‘twot’ by a judge today.”
The Independent, 13th August 2009
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Cyclist jailed for pavement death – BBC News
“A cyclist who knocked down an 84-year-old pedestrian who later died has been jailed for seven months.”
BBC News, 12th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Disgust’ at road death sentence – BBC News
“A woman has said she is ‘disgusted’ by a three year jail term handed to the hit-and-run driver who killed her daughter in Lancashire.”
BBC News, 11th August 2009
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Speeding driver jailed for killing magistrate’s wife – Daily Telegraph
“Postman Darren Blight was jailed on Friday for mowing down and killing Susan Peters, a magistrate’s wife, while driving at twice the speed limit with traces of cannabis in his system.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2009
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Gang warfare killers jailed for up to 35 years – The Independent
“Four gang members were told today they must serve minimum prison terms of up to 35 years after they were found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old youth who was gunned down outside a barber shop.”
The Independent, 7th August 2009
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Revealed: Britain’s most lenient judge – The Times
“A circuit judge who sits at Birmingham crown court has had 10 of her sentences increased on appeal, placing her top of a list of judges whose decisions have been overturned for excessive leniency.”
The Times, 9th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Men jailed over drugs and torture – BBC News
“Two men described as being ‘at the top of an evil pyramid’ of drug dealers who tortured their runners to make sure they obeyed, have been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th August 2009
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Judicial Response to the publication of the Attorney General’s unduly lenient referral statistics – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Deputy Head of Criminal Justice, Lord Justice Thomas, has responded to the release of statistics today by the Attorney General’s office. The figures report the number of cases where the Attorney General asked the Court of Appeal to decide whether a sentence imposed by the Crown Court was unduly lenient.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th August 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Regina v McMorris and Others; Attorney-General’s References Nos 8, 9 and 10 of 2009 – Times Law Reports
Regina v McMorris and Others; Attorney-General’s References Nos 8, 9 and 10 of 2009
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A sentencing judge was entitled to impose a more severe sentence than that indicated by the Sentencing Guidelines Council if, in the circumstances, that was what justice required.”
The Times, 4th August 2009
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‘Soft’ sentences increased on appeal – Daily Telegraph
“Concerns over the leniency of the courts deepened yesterday after almost three quarters of sentences suspected of being too soft were increased on appeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2009
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Man is jailed over cold case rape – BBC News
“A man who was found guilty of raping a 41-year-old woman near Manchester city centre more than 11 years ago has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2009
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Two jailed over hit-and-run death – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed over the death of a grandfather who was hit by a car which failed to stop.”
BBC News, 31st July 2009
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Man incited internet child abuse – BBC News
“A British man who used an internet chatroom to incite a paedophile to sexually abuse an eight-year-old girl in the United States has been jailed.”
BBC News, 31st July 2009
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Teaching assistant who helped husband film girls jailed – Daily Telegraph
“Teaching assistant Rosemary Foxall who helped her husband secretly film young girls as they bathed at their home has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HIV sex offender appeal rejected – BBC News
“A sex offender from Devon who breached an order banning him from contacting people over the age of 60 has failed in a bid to reduce his latest jail term.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Salsa affair’ stab man is jailed – BBC News
“A 66-year-old man who tried to murder his young Filipino wife after she had an affair with a salsa teacher has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-royal bodyguard jailed for £3m investment scam – The Independent
“A former royal bodyguard who masterminded a £3 million investment scam was jailed for six years today.”
The Independent, 30th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Britain’s biggest DVD pirates jailed – The Guardian
“A father and his two sons who kept dozens of Chinese workers in virtual slavery to run Britain’s biggest DVD piracy operation were jailed for a total of 16 years today.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serial bigamist with five ‘husbands’ spared jail – The Guardian
“A serial bigamist was spared jail today after a judge said she was a manipulative woman who had undermined the institution of marriage. Emily Horne, 30, who had married on five occasions but crucially never divorced, admitted it was time she got a divorce.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
