Just Tariffs

The Forgotten Victimsʼ Rights

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (December 30th 2014) Referral The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) recently announced that it would investigate the conviction of Jordan Cunliffe. Then just 15 Cunliffe was convicted of the shocking 2007 murder of salesman…
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The Rights of the Forgotten Victims – Undue Leniency

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (January 31st 2009) Absurd The victims of crime (or their family) have the right to give statements about the impact the crime has had upon them to the judge before he or she decides…
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The Rights of The Forgotten Victims – Victim Impact Statements

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (January 31st 2009) Impact The law allows the families of victims the right to give victim statements about how the murder of their loved one has affected them to judges before the tariff –…
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A Travesty of Justice

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (January 31st 2009) Ludicrous When sentencing the real murderer of Lynette White to life imprisonment in July 2003, Mr Justice (Sir John) Royce told Jeffrey Gafoor: “You allowed innocent men to go to prison…
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The Crime of Innocence

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar January 22nd 2009 Anomaly The Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, has been asked to correct an anomaly that resulted in a brutal murderer receiving a significantly lower tariff than three entirely innocent…
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