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Court. now, to be clear, the judge doesnt real very a lot of latitude here. they are going to get life sentences regardless so now its a question of whether youre giving a 65 and a 50-year-old man 30 years in prison or, you know, 880 -- or 50 years in prison. its not a huge range, but i think it would have had an impact. >> bob, as we look at that, right, the possibility as the judge weighs whether there will be a possibility of parole, there is ainge, as we know and we just heard from travis mc...

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Sentencing Arthur's father and his partner, Justice Mark Wall QC said: "This is one of the most distressing and disturbing cases with which I have had to deal." | ITV News Central

Emergency workers will receive greater protection from violent criminals after the Government confirmed ‘Harper’s Law’ would be added to the statute book.

Robert Buckland Here in Swindon, we have many brilliant local organisations and businesses who have worked extremely hard throughout the pandemic, often in extremely difficult circumstances, often going above and beyond to support our local community. I am glad that our Government has stepped in to help throughout the pandemic, supporting those organisations by providing a range of packages worth around £82 million through grants and business rate reliefs for example. I am also pleased t...

Credit for Guilty Plea The issue of how much credit a defendant can legitimately expect for a guilty plea continues to receive attention from the courts. Adrian Lower In R v Bannergee [2020] EWCA Crim 909, the Court of Appeal held that if a defence advocate indicated a ‘likely guilty plea’ on a Better Case Management form in respect of a case destined for the Crown court, this would not necessarily result in full credit being given when that guilty plea was eventually entered. This was rei...

A view of plea discounts from across the pond The Sentencing Academy, an expert group which examines sentencing in England and Wales, has published new report, "Sentence Reductions for Guilty Pleas: A review of policy, practice and research." This new report was authored by by Jay Gormley, Julian V. Roberts, Jonathan Bild and Lyndon Harris, and here is part of its executive summary: Most convictions in England and Wales in the Crown Court and the magistrates’ courts arise as a result of the d...

They tell you a little bit of the evidence. they tell the attorneys what the plea offer is going to be. if you dont accept it they go to the grand jury. what the feds do i can tell you this as a defense attorney practicing in this area you must plead to the highest most readily provable offense. every time they go into the grand jury and ratchet up the charges she is looking at greater exposure and not accepting the responsibility doesnt give her the coveted reductions in the sentencing code lik...