This is one of the issues that have to be sorted out when the courts resume operation. Fortunately, we have the strength of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association and the leadership of John Struthers to help us through.
Criminal Defence Law Blog
This is one of the issues that have to be sorted out when the courts resume operation. Fortunately, we have the strength of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association and the leadership of John Struthers to help us through.
“I cannot reject the joint submission only because the proposed sentence is not fit,” she wrote. “I may only depart from the joint submission if the proposed sentence is contrary to the public interest or would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.”
The hardships of the coronavirus in custody do not get you 4 for 1 and do not mean a jail sentence will not be imposed if it’s otherwise appropriate. It is only one factor to be considered in bail and sentence matters.
https://www.delta-optimist.com/news/covid-19-is-not-a-get-out-of-jail-card-officials-1.24137178