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So Why Wasn't Johnson Jailed ?
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One law for the rich . . . . .
One law for the rich . . . . .
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PCoJ invariably results in a custodial sentence. It is an "indictable only" offence (meaning it can only be dealt with in the Crown Court) and carries a maximum sentence of Life imprisonment.
The sentencing guidelines do allow for a lesser sentence if the underlying offence was not serious but even then, a prison sentence is all but inevitable.
Drivers have been known to attempt to avoid a speeding allegation by naming somebody they know not to have been driving:
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Note that of those three, two were Members of parliament and one was an MP's ex-wife.
If it's any consolation to those who believe the sentence passed on Mr Snelling was harsh, although sentenced to six months' custody he will serve no more than six weeks.
The sentencing guidelines do allow for a lesser sentence if the underlying offence was not serious but even then, a prison sentence is all but inevitable.
Drivers have been known to attempt to avoid a speeding allegation by naming somebody they know not to have been driving:
https:/
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Note that of those three, two were Members of parliament and one was an MP's ex-wife.
If it's any consolation to those who believe the sentence passed on Mr Snelling was harsh, although sentenced to six months' custody he will serve no more than six weeks.
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