Re: 15 Years?!?!
- From: "Farmer Giles" <Giles@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:37:23 -0000
"Farmer Giles" <Giles@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Stephen Glynn" <stephen.glynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Frinkenstein wrote:
> > > Out in seven then... :-/
> > >
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4463142.stm
> > >
> > > Three Asian men who boasted of killing a white man have been jailed
> > > for life.
> > >
> > > Christopher Yates, 30, was kicked in the head by the group outside
> > > the University of East London in Barking last November, the Old
> > > Bailey heard.
> > >
> > > Sajid Zulfiqar was overheard saying they had killed a white man but
> > > the judge said it was not a racist crime.
> > >
> > > (Nice one judge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
> > >
> > > Zulfiqar, 26, Zahid Bashir, 24, and Imran Maqsood, 22, from Ilford,
> > > east London, were convicted of murder and told they must serve at
> > > least 15 years.
> > >
> > > (yeah right)
> > >
> > > Still, I'm amazed the BBC even reported it.
> > >
> > > I wonder what 'tariff' the killer(s) of Anthony Walker will get...
> > >
> >
> > You misunderstand the way tariffs work in life sentences -- UKPM had
> > this discussion a few months ago about someone who was given life with a
> > minimum tariff for manslaughter.
> >
> > The judge's recommendation means what it says: they can't be considered
> > for parole until they've served 15 years. They might not then get
> > parole, of course, but it'll be at least 15 years before they can be
> > considered for release.
> >
> > In this regard it's more akin to a 30 year sentence.
> >
> > It's maybe worth pointing out, too, that you're confusing automatic
> > early release with release by the Parole Board. Automatic early
> > release on licence after you've served half your sentence only applies
> > to sentences of under four years. If you're sentenced to four years or
> > more, your application for early release can't be considered by the
> > Parole Board until you've served half your sentence and, under normal
> > circumstances, they won't actually release you until you've served three
> > quarters of it (i.e. if you get two years, you're normally released
> > automatically after one year; if you get four years, after two years the
> > Parole Board will look into releasing you early, but they won't normally
> > let you out until you've served at least three).
>
> That's not true. You're right about life sentences and tariffs, but normal
> sentences of four years and over do not work in quite the way that you
> describe. A person serving four years *will* be released after two years
if
> the Parole Board approve release - if not, then release is automatic after
> three years.
My arithmetic is slightly at fault here. I should have said release is
automatic at the 2/3 stage - ie for a 4 year sentence, at 2 years 8 months.
.
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