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Is 6 Years Long Enough For These Savages?
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Surely "life" should mean life.
Surely "life" should mean life.
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Once again we see a judge criticised for just doing what he is forced to do!
I yet again have to say that a judge DOES NOT make up the sentence off the top of his/her head.
There is only one possible sentence for murder and that is LIFE!
The judge MUST impose a tariff as he has done here. Until the tariff has been served the offender CAN NOT even start the process of applying to the parole board! 33 and 27 years are right up there with the longest tariffs imposed, in reality they will serve at least several more years than the minimum tariff.
'Whole life tariffs' are very rare and can only be imposed for certain categories of murder , multiple murder for example as in the case of Ian Brady.
Even if they do get parole which is FAR from certain, they can only ever be released 'on licence' never actually free. They can be recalled to prison without another trial if they break any of the conditions that will be imposed for any possible release.
In this way life does mean life!
The others were not charged with murder so they can not be sentenced to 'life'. Again the judge had no option but to sentence to the guidelines!
I'm going to keep a copy of this answer as I know I will need it again in a week or two!
I yet again have to say that a judge DOES NOT make up the sentence off the top of his/her head.
There is only one possible sentence for murder and that is LIFE!
The judge MUST impose a tariff as he has done here. Until the tariff has been served the offender CAN NOT even start the process of applying to the parole board! 33 and 27 years are right up there with the longest tariffs imposed, in reality they will serve at least several more years than the minimum tariff.
'Whole life tariffs' are very rare and can only be imposed for certain categories of murder , multiple murder for example as in the case of Ian Brady.
Even if they do get parole which is FAR from certain, they can only ever be released 'on licence' never actually free. They can be recalled to prison without another trial if they break any of the conditions that will be imposed for any possible release.
In this way life does mean life!
The others were not charged with murder so they can not be sentenced to 'life'. Again the judge had no option but to sentence to the guidelines!
I'm going to keep a copy of this answer as I know I will need it again in a week or two!
I always thought that if your sentence is 4 years or under then you serve half in prison and are then let out into the community under licence for the remainder. If your sentence is over 4 years then you can apply for parole after you have served half your sentence. It will not automatically be granted.
Bakers Dozen all determinate sentences , those where a set time is given now get release at the 1/2 way point.
But a 'life' sentence has to have a tariff given with it , this is the minimum time that has to be served before the process of an appeal for parole can start. The tariffs in the case here are 33 and 27 years!
But a 'life' sentence has to have a tariff given with it , this is the minimum time that has to be served before the process of an appeal for parole can start. The tariffs in the case here are 33 and 27 years!
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