On or around Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:21:27 +0200, Matthew Maddock
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>>> Sounds accurate enough to me - sentenced to 2 years, serves 3 months.
>>
>> The substantial amount of time spent on remand counts toward the final
>> term.
>
>Unfortunately!
I don't have so much problem with that as with a 1/3 remission of sentence
for pleading guilty. WTF is that all about?
If you're guilty, you're guilty, and the sentence should be the same
irrespective of plea.
but if you're locked up on remand (i.e no bail) for 2 years before they
bring you to trial and then get sentenced to 6 months, (to invent an extreme
example) then you've actually been "inside" for 4 times as long as the
sentence handed down and it's only right and proper that you get out
immediately.
as to whether the sentence is valid for the crime, that's a totally
different question.
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