Yes it should have been sorted at the time to avoid this. They probably thought
he wouldn't get out and no-one would have any issues with it. Bit of a mess and IPPs are no longer made although life sentences are of course which are pretty much the same thing.
In my opinion it is appropriate to consider unconvicted behaviour at parole hearings for IPPs because we are not talking about sentencing- the grey area was in a way deliberately thrown at the sentencing stage.
Posted By: finkleton on March 28th 2018 at 19:23:19
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- FAO Legal Wrathers - Interested in your views on the Worboys JR verdict (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 28, 15:17:50
- Hanging is too good for him (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 28, 19:50:52
- Because you are not looking at the same threshold for conviction. (General Chat) - finkleton, Mar 28, 15:58:12
- But surely you are effectively convicting him of all the (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 28, 18:22:38
- I can see what you mean but it's seen like this- (General Chat) - finkleton, Mar 28, 19:00:04
- I can see both sides of the argument but it’s appears that (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 28, 19:07:29
- Yes it should have been sorted at the time to avoid this. They probably thought (General Chat) - finkleton, Mar 28, 19:23:19
- I can see both sides of the argument but it’s appears that (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 28, 19:07:29
- I can see what you mean but it's seen like this- (General Chat) - finkleton, Mar 28, 19:00:04
- But surely you are effectively convicting him of all the (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 28, 18:22:38
- “judges "finding a way" to get the outcome they plainly thought was right” (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 28, 15:51:55
- Using my legal expertise (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 28, 15:37:52
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