Which case is this please?
Thanks
Jonathan
I don't care what he was charged with, the fact is that he killed someone! That's it, they're dead and for his family it's a life sentence. Two years is no punishment for that.
Whilst I don't disagree, I still (for one) don't understand what 'Wanton & Furious' is defined as....... If he had been driving a car at the same speed I'd suggest it wouldn't have been seen as furious, and the sentence would have been less.
The offence... definition, background, sentence...fastpedaller wrote: ↑19 Aug 2021, 5:27pm... I still (for one) don't understand what 'Wanton & Furious' is defined as.......
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl ... liston.pdfThere are no specific definitive guidelines for this offence but it is appropriate in any sentencing exercise to look at the harm you have done, and your culpability in causing that harm, as well as any relevant authorities i.e. any cases before the senior courts which have thrown light on the approach to be taken.
So if a car weighing 1.5 Tonne causes death, but is going at 10MPH, that appears to be 'ok' and 'just an accident' if the pedestrian is injured?
There isn't any more definition available beyond what's posted up thread. And similarly there is very little case law.fastpedaller wrote: ↑21 Aug 2021, 5:13pm I didn't explain myself very well. The point I was making is that a cyclist going at 15MPH is charged with 'wanton & dangerous' , but on what grounds /evidence is this decided? Is it because of the tragic outcome?