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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:41 PM

Sentencing

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Name: Sentencing

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents

Judge promises to get tough

Dairy robbers can expect harsher sentences from a South Auckland judge who says growing violence is sometimes 'little more than sheer sadism'. Judge Roy Wade, a senior judge in the Manukau District Court Manukau, says he will add an extra year to the ... [ONE News - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Manukau, Pal Singh, Auckland, Sentencing

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Principal jailed for sex with student (AAP)

A girl left broken and devastated after being sexually assaulted by her high school principal has finally achieved closure as he was sentenced in the NSW District Court, her family says.But her mother says the sentence is far too lenient and they cannot ... [West Australian - 11/20/2009]

Entities: John North, Frank Bailey, Abuse, Parole, Sentencing

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents

Sex predator jailed for 18 years

One of the Stateâ€™s worst sexual predators, who posed as a taxi driver to find his victims, has been jailed for more than 20 years for sexually assaulting 22 drunken men.Sentencing 43-year old Kok Foo Lim today, Judge Troy Sweeney said she was unaware ... [West Australian - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Sentencing, Unlawful, Dave McKenzie

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Leader Of Sears Tower Plot Sentenced To 13 Years

The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge in Miami.Narseal ... [NPR - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sears Holdings Corporation, Sentenced, Narseal Batiste, Al Qaeda

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Teacher jailed for sex with students (ABC)

A former Ballarat school teacher has been sentenced to more than four years' jail for having sex with two students.Two years ago, Michelle Dennis of Sebastapol had sex twice with a 17-year-old student and once with a 14-year-old student.Both boys were ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Susan Cohen, Sentencing, Pleading

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Periodic detention for teenager who raped friend (ABC)

A Canberra teenager who had non-consensual sex with a family friend during a New Year's Eve party has been sentenced to periodic detention.The 19-year-old - who was a juvenile at the time - was found guilty by an ACT Supreme Court jury in September of ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Custody, Canberra, Juvenile

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Fraudster jailed 14 years

A MAN who conned 91 victims of a staggering $13.4 million over a two-year period in a Ponzi-styled investment scam was packed off to prison for 14 years on Wednesday.Lee Hock Chye also known as Jon, 30, pleaded guilty to 16 counts of cheating with 149 ... [Asiaone - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Sentencing, District Court, Pleading

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Rapist given life plus 15 years for brutal attack: Defendant did not include apology in lengthy report

Christopher Parr spoke to a Circuit Court judge in Annapolis for nearly an hour yesterday detailing his life, including a long work history, community service and hobbies.Prior to his sentencing, Parr became, in effect, his own character witness, describing ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Defendant, Annapolis (Maryland, United States), Circuit Court

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Admin error helps drug man avoid jail

Farmer faces rare charges after fire Alcohol fuelled home invasion Teen did sex acts with sister. 11 Retired man jailed for indecent assault of granddaughter, 7 Protection order breaches mean jail Cannabis seller dealt at school Judge breaks ... [Southland Times - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Leslie West, Methamphetamine, Kevin Phillips, Pseudoephedrine

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Woman sentenced to 14 years for murder

Alicia Murphy has been sentenced to 14 years in prison without parole for beating and drowning another woman in the Yukon River.Three weeks ago, a Whitehorse jury found Murphy, 29, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Evangeline Billy.On Tuesday, ... [Yukon News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Whitehorse (Canada), Murder, Parole, Sentencing

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

FAMM Applauds Massachusetts Senate for Passing Sentencing Reforms

Bill Advances Parole Eligibility, Will Enhance Public Safety While Saving MillionsBOSTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Massachusetts Senate passed legislation that would expand parole eligibility for nonviolent drug offenders, many of ... [Street Insider - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Massachusetts Senate, Parole, Sentencing

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Werewolf: Crowded Prisons In California

Werewolf.co.nz September Issue Original Article It bears thinking about long and hard doesn?t it? And California has thought about it long and hard. According to a 2007 (pdf) commissioned by the CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), ... [Scoop - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Parole, Sentencing, Crime, Rehabilitation, Imprison

Quotes

Maresca said he is satisfied with the jail time request, explaining it is "the proper sentencing for the type of crime that these people committed." Prosecution arguments focusing on the forensic aspects of the case were to continue Saturday, and possibly into next week...

Lawyer: Knox, ex-boyfriend deserve life sentences [CNN - 1 hour ago]

"It teaches them to negotiate barriers in life as they look for jobs, apply for state identification and qualify for community benefits" said Suzy Pierce, executive director of Craine House, an alternative sentencing program for non-violent females with preschool children

Former inmates get help in learning the game of life [Indianapolis Star - 1 hour ago]

More Content

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Prosecutor wants life in Knox murder trial [TV3 Ireland - 38 mins ago]
Italy: Knox accused of 'hating' murder victim [ADN Kronos International - 52 mins ago]
Lawyer: Knox, ex-boyfriend deserve life sentences [CNN - 1 hour ago]
Former inmates get help in learning the game of... [Indianapolis Star - 1 hour ago]
Offer of Torah scrolls for Rubashkin's bail ups... [Individual.com - 1 hour ago]
Rubashkin jailed though seeking new trial [Individual.com - 1 hour ago]
The court will now call its expert witness: the... [PhysOrg.com - 2 hours ago]
Judge wonders if teen's jail wish 'stupidity or... [Southland Times - 2 hours ago]
Retired man jailed for indecent assault of gran... [Southland Times - 2 hours ago]
Protection order breaches mean jail [Southland Times - 2 hours ago]
Five years in prison for a Tibetan writer for d... [AsiaNews.IT - 2 hours ago]
Former BCI Exec Enters Guilty Plea for Role in ... [Monitor Daily - 2 hours ago]
Lawyer backs down over drink-drive website [stuff.co.nz - 2 hours ago]
US epileptic jailed for Britons' deaths [Yorkshire Post - 3 hours ago]
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary [Washington Post - 4 hours ago]
Ming Yi gets 10 months jail [Straits Times - 4 hours ago]
Lawyer: Prosecutor wants life sentences in Knox... [CNN - 4 hours ago]
House of horrors sentencing delayed [Crime.co.nz - 4 hours ago]
Prosecutor seeks life sentences in Knox case [CNN - 5 hours ago]
Editorial: Culture of corruption [NOLA Live - 5 hours ago]
Prosecutor expected to request life sentence fo... [CNEWS - 5 hours ago]
Taser death raises claims of a ‘cowboy Mountie’ [National Post - 7 hours ago]
Emotion as life term sought for US student in I... [AFP via Yahoo! - 7 hours ago]
The Administration's Tin Ear [JINSA - 8 hours ago]
Drug case may end in 50-year term [Individual.com - 9 hours ago]
Former policeman 'hired prostitutes with fraud ... [Telegraph - 9 hours ago]
Ming Yi sentenced to 10 months jail; his aide R... [Yahoo! Malaysia - 9 hours ago]
Israel's Two-Tiered Justice System [Middle East Online - 10 hours ago]
Three prisoners hanged in public in Esfahan [National Council of Resistance of Iran - 11 hours ago]
The chief Sears Tower plotter gets 131/2 years [Philadelphia Inquirer - 12 hours ago]

Blogs

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Prosecutors Drop Plans to Appeal Lori Drew Case [Wired: Threat Level - 23 hours ago] Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed a notice that they do not intend to pursue an appeal in the Lori Drew cyberbullying case, thus ending the controversial ...
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Marking UNCRC Annive... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/20/2009] It speaks to the values of our society when we can't protect our most vulnerable citizens - our children. Twenty years ago today, the United Nations ...
Lawyer on Jury Talks Lawyering in Trial Involvi... [WSJ.com: Law Blog - 11/20/2009] Our title’s straightforward enough, right? Needs no further explanation? Yes, we’re kidding. Let us explain: The Recorder on Friday put out a nice piece on the ...
Sexual assault sentencing (Law is Cool) [Progressive Bloggers - 11/20/2009] Quebec woman avoids jail for sex assault on son A 55-year-old woman has been given a conditional sentence, to be served in the community, for sexually assaulting ...
Judge frees man accused of threatening Obama [CNN Political Ticker - 11/19/2009] (CNN) - A former security guard at a New Jersey airport who was accused of making threats against the president is expected to be released from jail Thursday after ...

Audio/Video

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Bernard Kerik Out on Bond, Awaiting Sentencing [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/11/2009]
My So-Called Life Without Parole [Slate Magazine - 11/10/2009]
The Supreme Court looks at life sentences for t... [Slate Magazine - 11/10/2009]
US courts weigh life terms for teenagers - 10 N... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/10/2009]
Forever Young [Slate Magazine - 11/06/2009]

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