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  • Footballer found guilty of contempt of court

    A semi-professional footballer who was caught tweeting about playing football 24 hours after making a dishonest insurance claim for whiplash today admitted contempt of court.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Leeds robber has prison term more than doubled

    A robber from Leeds who violently attacked and strangled his elderly uncle today had his jail term more than doubled to 9 years’ imprisonment after a referral by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • West Midlands gang to spend 50+ more years in jail

    16 Birmingham gang members who supplied guns and ammunition to criminals across the country will be spending over 50 more years in prison following a Court of Appeal decision today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Margate man has prison term increased for stabbing attack

    A man who carried out a stabbing attack outside the Lido club in Margate last year was today sentenced to an increased prison term by the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Burnley rapist sentenced to two and half more years in jail

    A Burnley man who raped a woman during a night out had his 3 year prison sentence increased to 5 and a half years by the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Reading teenager sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder and rape

    The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentence of Callum Stroomer to life in prison with a minimum of 13 years for the vicious attempted murder of two teenage girls while he was on bail for the rape and …

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Child sex offender sent to prison after suspended sentence is overturned

    The Court of Appeal today sentenced child sex offender Matthew Ian Bell to 3 years in prison after overturning his original suspended sentence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Rapist sentenced to 3 years in jail after appeal

    A man convicted of historical rape charges was today sentenced to serve 3 years in prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his original two year suspended sentence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Drug smuggler gets 5 more years in jail

    Convicted drug smuggler James Hill was today sentenced to 11 years in prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his original sentence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • North London man has manslaughter sentence doubled

    The Court of Appeal has today doubled the prison sentence of James Richardson to a total of 12 years’ imprisonment with an extension period of 5 years for the drunken, violent killing of his girlfriend, Natalia Czekaj.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Hit-and-run driver receives increased prison term

    Ruman Ali, the driver of a car that caused the death of Coventry student Kieran Dhaliwal in October 2013, was today sentenced to an increased prison term after a hearing in the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Brighton burglar Ryan Lewis sees prison sentence increased

    Brighton burglar Ryan Lewis was today sentenced to an increased prison term after a referral to the Court of Appeal by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Court of Appeal increases indecent assault sentence

    The Court of Appeal today imposed a sentence of 3 and a half years' imprisonment on Marie McCarthy for indecent assault of a 15 year old

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prison sentences of West Midlands gang referred to Court of Appeal

    Fourteen offenders linked to the infamous Burger Bar Boys gang in Birmingham may have their prison sentences increased after a referral today by Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Northern burglary gang receive increased prison sentences

    The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentences of Richard Copeland, Glenn Milburn and Ian Froom for a spate of burglaries in the north east of England.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • North Shields robbers receive increased sentences

    The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentences of Paul Oliver and Thomas Bailey to 19 years’ imprisonment with an extended four year licence period for a number of violent offences.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Newcastle paedophile’s sentence increased to six and a half years

    The Court of Appeal has today increased the custodial sentence of Bahmani Ahmadi to 6 years and 6 months’ imprisonment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Beccles rapist to spend longer in prison

    The Court of Appeal today increased the unduly lenient sentence handed to rapist Martin Tom.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Swansea armed robber found to be a dangerous offender

    The Court of Appeal today imposed an extended sentence of imprisonment against Swansea armed robber Robert Quinn after finding him to be a dangerous offender.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Exeter rapist sees sentence increase

    The Court of Appeal today quashed the 6 year sentence given to Exeter rapist Lawrence Fernandes and increased it to 12 years.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government