There have been some high profile cases, where the accused, on being found not guilty, has then refused to attend their sentencing. Lucy Letby, the nurse who murdered children, is the most recent. She was apparently in the court building, but she refused to go into the court room to hear the sentence being imposed.
The government proposal is to force the convicted to go to court, by force if necessary and if they do not go, they face an extra two years. That would be pointless for Letby, who was given a whole life sentence.
I also think it is potentially cruel, for victims of miscarriages of justice, to have to face sentencing for something they did not do and the present criminal justice system treats those victims horrifically.
I also suspect the law will not be imposed as people do fight back, or cause a disturbance in the court. It would also be easy to make the convicted listen to their sentencing, by fitting a speaker to the court cell.
The government proposal is to force the convicted to go to court, by force if necessary and if they do not go, they face an extra two years. That would be pointless for Letby, who was given a whole life sentence.
I also think it is potentially cruel, for victims of miscarriages of justice, to have to face sentencing for something they did not do and the present criminal justice system treats those victims horrifically.
I also suspect the law will not be imposed as people do fight back, or cause a disturbance in the court. It would also be easy to make the convicted listen to their sentencing, by fitting a speaker to the court cell.
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