Re: Huhne was lying : Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:51 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

True, but Judges are meant to reward guilty pleas even if late or "caught red handed". As an example, Mrs Canoe Man received a longer sentence than her hubby.

I seriously doubt that one, especially as the CPS are now looking to hit him with £120k costs for rebutting his attempt to get the case thrown out.

Re: Huhne was lying : Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:13 am  

Cibaman wrote:

True, but Judges are meant to reward guilty pleas even if late or "caught red handed". As an example, Mrs Canoe Man received a longer sentence than her hubby.

Early guilty pleas can be rewarded. Huhne's will not be, I suspect, as it wasn't early, and followed several attempts to have the case thrown out completely. The CPS are rightly going to ask for costs

Re: Huhne was lying : Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:32 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Would that mean she has to give up her gig as a Hugh Fearnley-Fishingstall look-a-likey?

Ouch!

Re: Huhne was lying : Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:33 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Early guilty pleas can be rewarded. Huhne's will not be, I suspect, as it wasn't early, and followed several attempts to have the case thrown out completely. The CPS are rightly going to ask for costs

The position is generally 1/3 off for an early guilty plea at the first reasonable opportunity. It then goes on a sliding scale. For example, 1/4 after a trial date is set.

You can still get 10% at the door of the court or after a trial has commenced. Which is possibly what Huhne will get.

Re: Huhne was lying : Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:35 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Early guilty pleas can be rewarded. Huhne's will not be, I suspect, as it wasn't early, and followed several attempts to have the case thrown out completely. The CPS are rightly going to ask for costs

I doubt he will get much credit. But it should be just enough to stop him from getting a more severe sentence than his wife, as was suggested.

Re: Huhne was lying : Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:59 pm  

The Huhne & Pryce sentencing hearing will probably last longer than the time they receive

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Re: Huhne was lying : Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:03 pm  

Huhne gets 8 months perverting course of justice



Huhne gets 10% off for pleading guilty

Re: Huhne was lying : Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:05 pm  

Both of them got 8 months

Re: Huhne was lying : Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:08 pm  

Derwent wrote:

Both of them got 8 months

Got off light, he definitely deserved a few years doing what he did from a position of power to vote on laws that the rest of us have to obey.

Re: Huhne was lying : Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:06 pm  

So effectively he gets 7 months, will serve 50% of that and then will probably be out even earlier on a tag. I doubt he'll do much more than 6 weeks, after his time in court and attending police bail and interviews. She won't be too far behind.

I've just seen her "overnight bag". I've taken less luggage on a fortnight's holiday.