Grieving Sunderland dad’s dismay at legal bid by member of killer gang – Sunderland Echo
Posted on 26. Nov, 2011 by admin.
 Sunderland Echo |
Grieving Sunderland dad’s dismay at legal bid by member of killer gang
Sunderland Echo Mr Johnson said: “The CCRC is an independent body that examines criminal convictions and sentences. “It has the power to refer a case back to the Courts of Appeal if it considers a conviction or a sentence to be unjust. “As I understand it, … |
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Raw milk advocate gets $9150 fine, 1 year probation – CTV.ca
Posted on 26. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Raw milk advocate gets $9150 fine, 1 year probation
CTV.ca NEWMARKET, Ont. — Raw milk crusader Michael Schmidt was handed a $9150 fine and one year of probation Friday on convictions related to selling and distributing unpasteurized milk. In an interview after the sentence was handed down in a packed … |
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England riots: the personal cost – The Guardian
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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England riots: the personal cost
The Guardian … of campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform, is concerned at the way sentences have been "ramped up" and questions the logic behind deterrent sentencing and the usefulness of sending to prison young people with no previous convictions. … |
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Drug-fuelled Bristol couple stole 99-year-old woman’s handbag – Bristol Evening Post
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Drug-fuelled Bristol couple stole 99-year-old woman's handbag
Bristol Evening Post Legg was sentenced to 21 months in prison on October 27. Both had an extensive list of previous convictions, including burglary, theft and dishonesty. Mitigating, Robin Shellard said this was James' first conviction for dwelling burglary. … |
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How many offenders with 15+ convictions or cautions avoided jail? – Full Fact
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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How many offenders with 15+ convictions or cautions avoided jail?
Full Fact “A SHOCKING 67000 thugs with 15 or MORE previous convictions escaped a jail sentence last year, new figures show”. The Sun, 25 November 2011. “Even 15 crimes aren't enough to lock some offenders up. More than 60000 criminals have been spared jail … Tens of thousands of hardened criminals spared jail despite having 15 previous … Two 'career yobs' in three dodge jail |
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Grieving Sunderland dad’s dismay at legal bid by member of killer gang – Sunderland Echo
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Grieving Sunderland dad's dismay at legal bid by member of killer gang
Sunderland Echo Mr Johnson said: “The CCRC is an independent body that examines criminal convictions and sentences. “It has the power to refer a case back to the Courts of Appeal if it considers a conviction or a sentence to be unjust. “As I understand it, … |
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Man who swore at police in jail for knife crime – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Man who swore at police in jail for knife crime
Telegraph.co.uk Harvey was also given a four month consecutive sentence for breach of bail relating to possession of a knife in May 2010. But earlier this week the thug, of Hackney, east London, won his legal fight to have his conviction for swearing overturned at the … |
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Liverpool drug baron Curtis Warren faces being hauled back before courts – Liverpool Echo
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Liverpool drug baron Curtis Warren faces being hauled back before courts
Liverpool Echo Warren currently has around four years of a 13-year sentence left to serve after he was convicted on Jersey of masterminding a £1m cannabis smuggling plot. He was arrested on the Channel Island in 2007 soon after being released after spending 10 years … 'It's my human right to run my £300m empire from prison': UK's most notorious … |
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Burnley ‘cocaine chemist’ in £3.5billion drugs ring jailed – Lancashire Telegraph
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Burnley 'cocaine chemist' in £3.5billion drugs ring jailed
Lancashire Telegraph 'Career criminal' Hartley, 63, of Cog Lane, Burnley, had already served a lengthy prison sentence for a 1996 amphetamine supply conspiracy and cocaine supply conviction. On his release he got involved with Jamie Dale, 31, of Claymere Avenue, Rochdale, … Three face jail for drug-cutting deals worth billions of pounds |
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Knife killer loses prison term appeal – Belfast Newsletter
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by admin.
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Knife killer loses prison term appeal
Belfast Newsletter Brown, 30, and also known as Steven Revels, was seeking a reduced prison term after failing to have his convictions for the murders overturned. The 18 and 19-year-old victims were stabbed repeatedly and had their throats slit after being driven out … |
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