tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post3966955689943512576..comments2024-03-08T14:35:24.649+00:00Comments on The Justice of the Peace Blog: PUBLIC PROTECTION?//YET ANOTHER SENTENCING ANOMALY The Justice of the Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795957459681808206noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-47719130080948452682016-01-18T11:33:25.719+00:002016-01-18T11:33:25.719+00:00I think that the sentencing District Judge made th...I think that the sentencing District Judge made the right call, given all the mitigation - that she had sold her car and was addressing her alcohol problems. A suspended sentence order could have been made, yes, but that would have reduced the amount of Unpaid Work he could impose. In any case, it could not have been the maximum 300 hours as she was entitled to a third reduction for her prompt guilty plea, which would normally be 200 hours, but he added another 20 hours presumably to reflect the seriousness.Jaguarnoreply@blogger.com