tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682595924476788450.post5763658888671822363..comments2023-12-20T04:00:48.837-08:00Comments on Justice Denied: Another Arsehole Justice: Andrew Gilbart QC, ManchesterFlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07389779350824751473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682595924476788450.post-91539940856677464402011-08-27T06:29:48.790-07:002011-08-27T06:29:48.790-07:00Judges do need to explain why they depart from the...Judges do need to explain why they depart from the sentencing guidelines. See here: http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/features/feature170811b.htm. I find Gilbart's suggestion that events can take an offence "completely outside the usual context of criminality" to be ridiculous on its own face. I do appreciate however that he helped to compile a set of amended guidelines specific to the riot cases.Flayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389779350824751473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682595924476788450.post-76222893455090732542011-08-27T05:03:33.474-07:002011-08-27T05:03:33.474-07:00Gilbart didn't have to publish his sentencing ...Gilbart didn't have to publish his sentencing reasons and remarks and it was a step forward that he did.<br />There needs to be a sense of proportion in these riot sentences. It does seem that has been lost but may be recovered in the appeal courts.<br />www.callitjustice.netcall it justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863682494068974977noreply@blogger.com