Youths jailed for killing woman – BBC News
“Two teenagers who sexually assaulted and killed a woman after a day of binge-drinking have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th Junes 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Life for son’s murder in chip row – BBC News
“A father has been told he must serve at least 12 years in jail for stabbing his son to death in a drunken row over chips at their home.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Son jailed after father’s tip-off – BBC News
“A teenager has been jailed for three years after his father told police he had found bullets in his son’s bedroom.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Naomi Campbell guilty of PC assault and foul-mouthed tirade on BA jet – The Times
“The supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared to have escaped a jail term today despite pleading guilty to kicking and spitting at police officers during a foul-mouthed tirade aboard an aircraft waiting to take off from Heathrow.”
The Times, 20th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Pregnant woman who lost baby in car crash calls for change in law – Daily Telegraph
“A pregnant woman whose unborn baby was killed in a car crash has called for a change in the law after the driver responsible escaped with a £200 fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Seeking expressions of interest – Research on public attitudes to the overarching principles of sentencing – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“The Sentencing Advisory Panel would like to commission research into the public’s view on some of the principles of sentencing for adults, and is inviting expressions of interest from organisations wishing to tender for the research. Responses are requested by 27 June 2008.”
Further details – Research on public attitudes to the overarching principles of sentencing (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 19th June 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Schoolboy’s killers must serve at least 30 years – The Independent
“Two gunmen were yesterday found guilty of the ‘well-planned execution’ of a church-going teenager shot dead while he slept. His killers mistook him for his drug-dealing older brother.”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Offenders must get ‘badges of shame’, says Louise Casey crime review – Daily Telegraph
“Offenders carrying out community sentences could be forced to wear high-visibility bibs that will mark them out as criminals, part of measures designed to restore public confidence.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Youth chief urges cut in custody – BBC News
“The head of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales has urged magistrates and judges to impose fewer custodial terms on young offenders.”
BBC News, 16th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge attacks internet after leering youths filmed ‘sick’ assault – The Independent
“A senior judge made a passionate plea for the Government to clamp down on disturbing internet images as he jailed four teenagers for a ‘sickening’ attack which they filmed.”
The Independent, 14th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Terror campaign postman is jailed – BBC News
“A postman who left a hoax bomb on a bridge and sent white powder in the post to leading figures, including Tony Blair, has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 13th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal over Goth murder sentence – BBC News
“Two teenage boys jailed for life for the murder of a woman who was killed for dressing as a Goth have lodged an appeal against their sentences.”
BBC News, 13th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer joyrider’s ‘inadequate’ prison sentence criticised by family of victim – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a mother-of-four killed by a serial joyrider has condemned the courts after he was spared a maximum 14-year prison term and jailed for eight years.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Black Panther ‘to die in prison’ – BBC News
“The killer who became known as the Black Panther has been told he will spend the rest of his life in jail.”
BBC News, 12th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Families call for tough sentences – BBC News
“Bereaved families have marched in London to demand tougher sentencing for the perpetrators of violent crime.”
BBC News, 12th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Life Sentence Review Commissioners v Doherty (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland intervening) – WLR Daily
“The standard of proof to be established when the Life Sentence Review Commissioners were considering whether a prisoner who had served the tariff on his life sentence should be released, was the civil standard of the balance of probabilities.”
WLR Daily, 11th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Three imprisoned in first OFT criminal prosecution for bid rigging – Office of Fair Trading
“Three UK businessmen were today sentenced to imprisonment for between two and a half to three years for cartel offences. All three were also disqualified from acting as company directors for periods of between five and seven years. These are the first ever convictions for a cartel offence since criminal prosecution powers were given to the OFT under the Enterprise Act.”
Office of Fair Trading, 11th June 2008
Source: www.oft.gov.uk
Half of young violent offenders spared prison – Daily Telegraph
“More than half of young people who are found guilty of sex or violent offences are spared jail, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Husband death plotter wife jailed – BBC News
“A care worker who planned to have her husband killed so she could claim insurance money has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother of barrister’s clerk Lee Cook harangues judge for ‘disgusting’ sentence passed on killer – Daily Telegraph
“The mother of barrister’s clerk Lee Cook, who was killed in a City bar because of a row over a spilt drink, berated a senior judge across a courtroom for the ‘disgusting’ 14-month sentence he passed on the man responsible.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
