Minimum sentence for murder Elgin man angers judge by challenging decision.(News)Byline: James Kimberly Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer Despite agitating the judge with a...Kimberly, James
Mandatory minimum sentences are sentences that are dictated by legislation as either an absolute mandatory sentence, for example life imprisonment for an individual convicted of murder in Canada, or as a minimum sentence below which a judge cannot descend in considering sentencing options for a given...
They are thought to be the youngest children tobe convicted of murderin Britain since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, who were both aged 11 when they were found guilty in 1993 of killing two-year-oldJames Bulger. The judge, Mrs Justice Tipples, previously rej...
LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME: SHOULD COURTS EXERCISE THE POWER OF APPELLATE SENTENCE REVIEW IN CASES INVOLVING NARCOTICS AND OTHER STIGMATIZED CRIMES? Traditionally, appellate courts defer to criminal sentences within the statutory range established by the legislature for a particular offense. Through...
"If I'm lucky enough to still be around for a long time yet, I will do my best to make sure he never comes out of jail." Referring to the lengthy sentence, Mr Edwards added: "If you think of picking up a gun now, you should think twice." ...
aThe story begins with the trial(审判) of a young banker, Andy is victimized by circumstantial(偶然) evidence, resulting in a conviction for the murder of his wife and her lover. After a quick conviction, Andy finds himself serving a life sentence at Shawshank prison, with no hope of parol...
No, you didn’t read that sentence incorrectly. As economic historian Thomas C. Leonard noted in “Retrospectives: Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era,” a study published in theJournal of Economic Perspectivesin 2005, the fact that minimum-wage laws actually increase unemployment among ...
In settingthe minimum term to be served by the defendant, since he had not been remanded in custody at all for murder, he was not entitled as of right to have any credit for time spent on remand prior to sentence. The proper way of dealing with the problem was to reduce the minimum ...
Killer of Maria gets life Recommended minimum sentence of 15 years for horrific murderMarie Foy
The author uses the transcript to provide concrete illustrations of three ways in which self-defence is distorted by the mandatory life sentence for murder. She considers prosecutorial guidelines as another possible legal strategy, but concludes that nothing short of repeal of the mandatory life ...