‘Lenient’ rape sentences appealed – BBC News
“The attorney general has gone to the Appeal Court to appeal against the ‘unduly lenient’ sentences on two men convicted of raping under-age girls.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Man jailed over Facebook message – Daily Telegraph
“A husband banned from contacting his estranged wife was jailed after he inadvertently sent her a message on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners may be given 20 per cent cut in sentences to ease crowding – The Times
“Ministers are investigating reducing the length of time that prisoners spend in jail by 20 per cent as an emergency measure to cut the total number of inmates, which yesterday reached a record 81,135.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Guideline Judgments Case Compendium – dangerous offender provisions – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On Friday 21st September 2007, the Sentencing Guidelines Council published an addendum to the Compendium of Court of Appeal Guidelines. This relates to the dangerous offender provisions and brings together key judgments, setting them in the context of the statutory provisions; the document also contains two flow charts to help in ensuring that the proper stages are followed in the decision making process.”
Dangerous Offenders – Guide for Sentencers and Practitioners (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 21st September 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Porsche driver clocked at 172mph is jailed – The Times
“A motorist caught travelling at 172mph on an Oxfordshire dual carriageway has been jailed for ten weeks.”
The Times, 25th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Paedophile sentence under review – BBC News
“The case of a paedophile who sexually assaulted children is to be reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).”
BBC News, 19th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Langham given ten-month jail term for child porn offence – The Independent
“The actor Chris Langham broke down in tears yesterday as he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for downloading child pornography.”
The Independent, 15th September 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two jailed over torture death of baby boy – Reuters
“Two people who tortured a 16-month-old baby boy to death, causing him ‘unimaginable agony’, were jailed on Friday under a new law.”
Reuters, 7th September 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Wrestler jailed for choke murder – BBC News
“A self-styled wrestling expert has been jailed for life for choking a disabled man to death.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mandatory gun crime sentences ‘not being imposed’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are not imposing enough mandatory five-year jail terms on criminals convicted of gun possession, a Government minister said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
No bird for unwise owl thief – The Guardian
“A thief who stole a pet owl was given a suspended nine-month sentence yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Imprisoned paedophile kept video abuse diary – The Independent
“A man who kept a video library of a campaign of sex attacks on children as young as three years old, racking up 89 separate offences, has been jailed for life.”
The Independent, 31st August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paedophile case appeal ‘possible’ – BBC News
“The attorney general is considering appealing against the non-custodial sentence of a paedophile who admitted his crimes.”
BBC News, 24th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More prisons are not the answer to punishing criminals, says poll – The Guardian
“A Guardian/ICM poll published today overturns the assumption that the public think tough prison sentences are the best way to tackle crime. It shows that a majority of voters think the government should scrap its prison building programme and find other ways to punish criminals.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts urged to avoid jail for Asbo breaches – The Guardian
“The courts have been officially warned that teenagers who breach their Asbos should not normally be jailed and that ‘excessive’ sentences should not be passed on adult offenders in similar circumstances.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultation paper on sentencing for fraud offences – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On Thursday 16 August 2007 the Panel issued a consultation paper on sentencing for fraud offences. Responses are requested by 6 December 2007.”
Consultation paper on sentencing for fraud offences (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 16th August 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Consultation paper on breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO) – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On Thursday 16 August 2007 the Panel issued a consultation paper on sentencing for breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO). Responses are requested by 9 November 2007.”
Consultation paper on breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 16th August 2007
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Paedophile gets life sentence for attacks on girls over 12 years – The Guardian
“A paedophile who committed ‘grave and disgraceful’ attacks on two young girls over 12 years was jailed for life yesterday. Morris Petch, 50, will spend a minimum of 12 years behind bars after a judge condemned him as a serious risk.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v. Kulah – Times Law Reports
Judge might bind himself
“A judge who had given an indication of the maximum sentence he had in mind on a guilty plea might find himself bound by the dangerous offender provisions to impose a sentence which was qualitatively different from the indication he had given.”
The Times, 6th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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