[Omah]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...f-justice.html

The charges include conspiring to conceal material from Scotland Yard detectives, conspiring to remove seven boxes of material from the archive of News International and conspiring to conceal documents, computers and other electronic equipment from detectives.

Anyone charged with the offence of perverting the course of justice can only be tried in a crown court, where the maximum sentence for those found guilty is life imprisonment.

A TV 'expert' says that "life" has never been awarded, but jail terms of months and years are common.

However, it will be at least a year before anyone's banged up .....

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by Omah

A TV 'expert' says that "life" has never been awarded, but jail terms of months and years are common.

But maybe this time the Bullingdon Club set will ensure Whole Life tariffs will be handed out to make an example of them all.

The reporting of the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone will mean whatever jury is picked, after the trial they will unanimously vote guilty in five seconds flat. In fact they do not need to hear any evidence, let alone any rubbish from the defence. The way things have gone, expect the jury, during the defence presentations to stick their fingers in their ears, shut their eyes and go "la la la, I can't hear you"

And of course this time Life will mean life as all appeals will be denied

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Sticks

But maybe this time the Bullingdon Club set will ensure Whole Life tariffs will be handed out to make an example of them all.

The reporting of the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone will mean whatever jury is picked, after the trial they will unanimously vote guilty in five seconds flat. In fact they do not need to hear any evidence, let alone any rubbish from the defence. The way things have gone, expect the jury, during the defence presentations to stick their fingers in their ears, shut their eyes and go "la la la, I can't hear you"

And of course this time Life will mean life as all appeals will be denied

I agree mostly, I think any jury will automatically be looking negatively at Rebekah Brooks in particular,it will be really hard to alter any likely strong feelings they have and if at her trial she employs the selective amnesia that seems to run through most senior staff at News International then any chance of an unbiased trial is unlikely as far as I'm concerned.

Not that I hold much sympathy for her in particular myself,she has likely been behind many sort of witch hunts,rightly or wrongly against prominant people in the past just to get striking headlines for papers she was editing.