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Another Weak Judge
Life, meaning life, needed here - not a paltry 15 years.
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This appears to be the very same judge that handed down a relatively soft sentence back in 2020. The salient points of the trial are posted below:
Paul Crowther “ambushed” Bethany Fields and attacked her with a kitchen knife after she ended their relationship.
Crowther, 36, from Batley, West Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Miss Fields after being diagnosed with schizophrenia following her death.
Judge Tom Bayliss QC described Crowther as a “very dangerous man indeed” as he ordered him to be detained in hospital as part of his minimum sentence of 12 years.
Judge Bayliss told Leeds Crown Court that Miss Fields – who was studying for an Environmental Geography degree in York – described the defendant as “manipulative, abusive and controlling”.
Is this judge a throwback from those times when domestic violence was seen as par for the course for being married?
Paul Crowther “ambushed” Bethany Fields and attacked her with a kitchen knife after she ended their relationship.
Crowther, 36, from Batley, West Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Miss Fields after being diagnosed with schizophrenia following her death.
Judge Tom Bayliss QC described Crowther as a “very dangerous man indeed” as he ordered him to be detained in hospital as part of his minimum sentence of 12 years.
Judge Bayliss told Leeds Crown Court that Miss Fields – who was studying for an Environmental Geography degree in York – described the defendant as “manipulative, abusive and controlling”.
Is this judge a throwback from those times when domestic violence was seen as par for the course for being married?
Zebu - // This appears to be the very same judge that handed down a relatively soft sentence back in 2020. The salient points of the trial are posted below: //
As NJ has pointed out, judges are bound by sentencing guidelines when sentencing, moving outside those invites a legal appeal from the convicted's counsel.
These guidelines take into account individual situations which we as outsiders are unaware of, but which have been revealed during the trial, and usually not to the media, who simply advise the outcome.
As NJ has pointed out, judges are bound by sentencing guidelines when sentencing, moving outside those invites a legal appeal from the convicted's counsel.
These guidelines take into account individual situations which we as outsiders are unaware of, but which have been revealed during the trial, and usually not to the media, who simply advise the outcome.
// judges are bound by sentencing guidelines...(cut)... invites a legal appeal //
Understood.
Not being in possession of the full facts of the hearing and not having heard the testimonies of the witnesses and/or the accused, any conjecture on my part is misplaced.
Having said that, on the face it, the sentences handed down do seem to be somewhat lenient.
Understood.
Not being in possession of the full facts of the hearing and not having heard the testimonies of the witnesses and/or the accused, any conjecture on my part is misplaced.
Having said that, on the face it, the sentences handed down do seem to be somewhat lenient.
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