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High-profile Cases
Stuart Hall I (2013)
Stuart Hall – Att-Gen’s Ref Judgement Released
Stuart Hall – Attorney General’s Reference Against ‘Lenient’ 15 Month Sentence
Stuart Hall’s 15 Month Sentence Referred To The Court Of Appeal By Attorney General
Stuart Hall Sentenced To 15 Months
Stuart Hall To Be Stripped Of His OBE
Sgt Danny Nightingale
Sgt Nightingale convicted at retrial
Sgt Nightingale fails in abuse of process application – retrial goes ahead
Sgt Nightingale – conviction quashed with a retrial directed
Sgt Danny Nightingale conviction appeal hearing – 13 March 2013
Sgt Nightingale – ‘just and fair’ to reduce his sentence
R v Nightingale appeal judgment
Sgt Nightingale: What is the basis for reducing his sentence?
Sgt Danny Nightingale refused permission to appeal conviction
Danny Nightingale retrial sentence – 2 years imprisonment (suspended) – updated
Sgt Nightingale re-trial – Defence case is that weapon and ammunition were planted
Sgt Nightingale wins sentence appeal – Immediate release
Why it doesn’t matter if Sgt Nightingale ‘forgot’ he had the weapon
Sgt Nightingale – Is his sentence too short?
Sgt Nightingale – background information
Huhne and Pryce
R v Huhne and Pryce – A brief chronology
R v Huhne and Pryce – The key information
R v Huhne and Pryce – What is the likely sentence?
Andrew Keogh – guest post on the Chris Huhne case
Discharging the Pryce jury – Will Sweeney J’s decision prove costly?
Chris Huhne pleads to perverting the course of justice
Chris Huhne (8 months) and Vicky Pryce (8 months) sentenced for perverting the course of justice
Huhne and Pryce – The argument FOR imprisonment
Huhne and Pryce – The argument AGAINST imprisonment
Huhne and Pryce released after serving 2 months of 8-month sentences – Why?
Chris Huhne – what’s his future in politics?
Huhne & Pryce costs judgment released
Jeremy Forrest
Questions and Answers on Forrest and Hall
Anonymity for complainants in sex cases
Jeremy Forrest Sentenced – 5½ years (updated)
Jeremy Forrest – Guilty of abduction
Neil Wilson
Neil Wilson – judgment in ‘predatory’ case
Neil Wilson’s sentence referred to Court of Appeal by Attorney-General
Office for Judicial Complaints receives complaints about ‘predatory’ remarks
Paedophile receives suspended sentence after admitting sex with 13 year-old “predatory” school girl
Dave Lee Travis
Dave Lee Travis acquitted of historic sexual offences
Dave Lee Travis sentenced to 3-month suspended sentence
Max Clifford
Max Clifford charged with historic sexual offences
Max Clifford – Guilty verdicts in historic sex cases
Max Clifford Sentenced – 8 years
Max Clifford appeals 8-year sentence for sex offences: Preview
Stuart Hall II (2014)
Stuart Hall charged with 16 offences
Stuart Hall pleads guilty to one count of indecent assault
Stuart Hall on trial for historic sex offences
Stuart Hall not guilty of rape
Stuart Hall sentenced to 2.5 yrs for two counts of indecent assault
Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris stands trial for historic sex offences
Rolf Harris : Attorney-General won’t be appealing the sentence
Rolf Harris applies for permission to appeal against his convictions for indecent assault
A View From…
An Offender
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A Police Officer
A Typical Friday Night
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Home
About Us
Editors
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Fact Sheets
The Criminal Courts
Overview – Mags’ and Crown Courts
The Magistrates’ Court – The First Appearance
The Court Martial
Youth Court
Juries
Jury Selection
What does a jury do in the trial?
No Case to Answer
How do Juries decide a case?
Should juries give reasons?
What happens if juries can’t agree?
Jury Nullification – do the right thing?
Offences
Driving
Causing death by dangerous driving
Death by driving: Careless or Dangerous?
Driving while Disqualified
Guide to driving offences and their penalties – Banner Jones Solicitors
Indecent images / extreme pornography offences
Gross Negligence Manslaughter
Offences of Dishonesty
Benefit Fraud
Burglary
Robbery
Theft
Public Order
Violent offences against the person
Common assault
Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH)
Grievous bodily harm/unlawful wounding
Wounding or GBH with Intent
Criminal Procedure
At the Police Station
The Police Interview
Bail
The Code for Crown Prosecutors
Classification of Offences
Fitness to Plead
Credit for Pleading Guilty
Crown Court Trial
Appeals from the Magistrates’ Court
Appeals from the Crown Court
Attorney General’s References
Sentencing
Cautions – Adults
Concurrent or consecutive sentences? – Sentencing for multiple offences
Deportation of foreign criminals
Fixed Penalty Notices
Prison Sentences
Overview – prison sentences
Life Sentences I (mandatory)
Life Sentences II (discretionary)
Life Sentences III (automatic)
Life Sentences IV (Release from)
2012 Extended Sentences (Extended Determinate Sentence)
Suspended Sentences
Mandatory Sentences
Time on Remand
Prison Categorisation
Which Prison does someone go to?
Repealed Sentencing Powers
IPP
Extended Sentence
Worked examples of IPP/Extended Sentences
Non-Custodial Sentences
Community Orders
Discharges
Fines
Hospital Orders
Youth Sentencing
Youth Rehabilitation Orders
Custodial Sentence for Youths
Ancillary Orders on Sentencing
ASBOs
Compensation Orders
Costs
Criminal Behaviour Orders
Criminal Courts Charge
Sex Offenders Register
Sexual Harm Prevention Orders
Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs)
Victim Surcharge
Guidelines
Sentencing Council – The background
How sentencing guidelines operate
Do the guidelines actually work?
Release
When will a prisoner be released?
Release from custodial sentences (including licences)
Home Detention Curfew Scheme
Life Sentences IV (Release from)
Principles
Anonymity for complainants in sex cases
Concurrent or consecutive sentences? – Sentencing for multiple offences
Disparity of sentence
Equivocal pleas
Joint enterprise
Self defence
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
What is restorative justice?
High-profile Cases
Stuart Hall I (2013)
Stuart Hall – Att-Gen’s Ref Judgement Released
Stuart Hall – Attorney General’s Reference Against ‘Lenient’ 15 Month Sentence
Stuart Hall’s 15 Month Sentence Referred To The Court Of Appeal By Attorney General
Stuart Hall Sentenced To 15 Months
Stuart Hall To Be Stripped Of His OBE
Sgt Danny Nightingale
Sgt Nightingale convicted at retrial
Sgt Nightingale fails in abuse of process application – retrial goes ahead
Sgt Nightingale – conviction quashed with a retrial directed
Sgt Danny Nightingale conviction appeal hearing – 13 March 2013
Sgt Nightingale – ‘just and fair’ to reduce his sentence
R v Nightingale appeal judgment
Sgt Nightingale: What is the basis for reducing his sentence?
Sgt Danny Nightingale refused permission to appeal conviction
Danny Nightingale retrial sentence – 2 years imprisonment (suspended) – updated
Sgt Nightingale re-trial – Defence case is that weapon and ammunition were planted
Sgt Nightingale wins sentence appeal – Immediate release
Why it doesn’t matter if Sgt Nightingale ‘forgot’ he had the weapon
Sgt Nightingale – Is his sentence too short?
Sgt Nightingale – background information
Huhne and Pryce
R v Huhne and Pryce – A brief chronology
R v Huhne and Pryce – The key information
R v Huhne and Pryce – What is the likely sentence?
Andrew Keogh – guest post on the Chris Huhne case
Discharging the Pryce jury – Will Sweeney J’s decision prove costly?
Chris Huhne pleads to perverting the course of justice
Chris Huhne (8 months) and Vicky Pryce (8 months) sentenced for perverting the course of justice
Huhne and Pryce – The argument FOR imprisonment
Huhne and Pryce – The argument AGAINST imprisonment
Huhne and Pryce released after serving 2 months of 8-month sentences – Why?
Chris Huhne – what’s his future in politics?
Huhne & Pryce costs judgment released
Jeremy Forrest
Questions and Answers on Forrest and Hall
Anonymity for complainants in sex cases
Jeremy Forrest Sentenced – 5½ years (updated)
Jeremy Forrest – Guilty of abduction
Neil Wilson
Neil Wilson – judgment in ‘predatory’ case
Neil Wilson’s sentence referred to Court of Appeal by Attorney-General
Office for Judicial Complaints receives complaints about ‘predatory’ remarks
Paedophile receives suspended sentence after admitting sex with 13 year-old “predatory” school girl
Dave Lee Travis
Dave Lee Travis acquitted of historic sexual offences
Dave Lee Travis sentenced to 3-month suspended sentence
Max Clifford
Max Clifford charged with historic sexual offences
Max Clifford – Guilty verdicts in historic sex cases
Max Clifford Sentenced – 8 years
Max Clifford appeals 8-year sentence for sex offences: Preview
Stuart Hall II (2014)
Stuart Hall charged with 16 offences
Stuart Hall pleads guilty to one count of indecent assault
Stuart Hall on trial for historic sex offences
Stuart Hall not guilty of rape
Stuart Hall sentenced to 2.5 yrs for two counts of indecent assault
Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris stands trial for historic sex offences
Rolf Harris : Attorney-General won’t be appealing the sentence
Rolf Harris applies for permission to appeal against his convictions for indecent assault
A View From…
An Offender
…The Police Interview Room
…The Magistrates’ Court dock
…The Cell
…The Crown Court dock – Pleading Guilty
…The Crown Court Dock – Being Sentenced
A Police Officer
A Typical Friday Night
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
An Officer Interviewing A Suspect
Part I
Part II
An Undercover Cop
Part I
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…The Magistrates’ Court bench: The appointment and role of a JP
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