In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has held that in cases where the offences are so heinous that death sentence is warranted, the prosecution must produce before the trial court all materials.
The Court noted that the State failed to provide material that the convict is beyond rehabilitation and reformation, which was a mitigating circumstance in favour of the convict.
selective amnesia. if drugs can cause you to have selective memory can it also cause you to pull the trigger? i think that was cliff s way of trying to reconcile it all. bill in the interest of full disclosure, my daughter was a temporary law clerk for cliff newman and sat with him so i m very familiar with his sentencing process. he gives you ample opportunity to explain why it happened and offer mitigating circumstances. i don t think it is going to matter. this guy would get life no matter what but cliff did a beautiful job of pointing out the difference in my state. he did it subtly but you have an african man presiding over a prominent white lawyer in the same courtroom where those roles were reversed for a long time in my state. i thought cliff showed great grace. i will put everybody s mind at ease. this case ain t being reversed on appeal on 404b.
was jailed for killing the law graduate as she walked home in ilford lastjune. the report found he was wrongly assessed as medium risk . we ve been warning for years that mistakes are going to be made when the right information is not in the right place, and the wrong risk assessment is made by others. so there are a lot of mitigating circumstances among them, as reported by the inspector, not enough staff, inexperienced staff, and many staff under severe stress trying to do their work properly. the government s apologised to zara s family for what it calls unacceptable failings and says it s taking immediate steps to address the issues raised. leaseholders living in ex local authority homes say they re facing refurbishment bills of tens of thousands of pounds. campaigners have told bbc london many boroughs have issued section 20 major works bills. in islington, the council says it s determined to support residents