On March 22 2009, 29 year old Anthony Zervas was bashed to death with a bollard by the national president of the Comanchero motorcycle gang, Mick Hawi at Terminal 3 in Sydney Airport. He was found guilty of murder and affray and was sentenced to 28 years in prison with a non-parole period of 21 years on May 2009.
After serving 5 years in prison and 40 days in maximum security over the crime, Hawi appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal on 18 July 2013. Hawi appealed for four main reasons - insufficient evidence of Hawi’s involvement in the murder of Anthony Zervas, unreasonable verdict in charging Hawi for the main perpetrator’s case, miscarriage of justice and disregarding ‘provocation’ to the jury. The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal set
aside the conviction and eventually, Hawi was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter. Hawi was granted bail after the new implementation of the Bail Act (2013) on June 23 2014. On 5 September 2014, the NSW State Parole Authority Board granted Hawi parole as he served more time than necessary. The parole consisted of no contact with the Zervas family, no associations with outlaw motorcycle gang members and gang-operated locations, no access to a firearm or prohibited drugs. In addition, Hawi must also attend psychological counseling and drug/alcohol testing.
Mr. Bradford was sentenced to two and a half years in state prison for assault and filed a lawsuit from Ogdensburg Correctional Facility, implying that he would not have received a state prison sentence if not for the warrantless search of his residence. He was released from prison under parole supervision in February 2014. Bradford has not contacted the court about his lawsuit since November 2014. In July, Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks recommended that the action be dismissed because Mr. Bradford, who acted as his own attorney, had not advised the court of his change of address or provided any reason why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Judge David N. Hurd dismissed the case. Bradford claimed that he was forced into pleading guilty in County Court when a judge advised him of the potential years of incarceration he would face in the event he was convicted of assault following trial. He also claimed that the County Court sentenced him without the benefit of a presentence report. The appellate court rejected his
Marco Topete, 39, was convicted of First Degree Murder with Special Circumstances after a high speed pursuit lead to the death of Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy Jose Antonio Diaz on 15 June 2008. Diaz was fatally struck in the chest by one of seventeen .223 caliber rounds fired from an AR-15 Assault Rifle fired by Marco Topete.
... The offenders’ rights to a fair trial were upheld under s 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1980) which can be seen in that she had adequate time to prepare her defence (1 year, 8 months and 27 days) and that she had the right to presumed innocent until proven guilty. The offender also had adequate legal representation and didn’t require any legal aid.
sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. The case against him was largely
John O'Rourke, inmate number four was sentenced to five years for grand larceny. He received his first rawhide beating two short weeks after his arrival.
The trial was slow and tedious. Chikatilo was placed in a cage, not to keep him from escaping, but to keep him safe from his victim’s family members. He was disruptive and maniacal for the entirety of the trial. He even had to be removed during the reading of the verdict because he continued to interrupt. He made absurd comments throughout the trial including that he was pregnant and the guards were hitting him in the stomach to make him lose the baby. On October 15, 1992, Andrei Chikatilo was found guilty of fifty-two counts of murder and was handed fifty-two separate death sentences. On February 14, 1994, he was executed by a single shot to the back of the neck.
This is offered to provide an incentive for “good behaviour” and ultimately rehabilitation during a sentence. The granting and restriction of parole is outlined in the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), and allows those with sentences of more than three years to be released after they have served their minimum sentences. The encouragement of rehabilitation upholds the rights of the community and offender, as the offender’s rights are not undermined by through excessively restricting their freedoms and the reintroduction of the rehabilitated offender into society minimises the threat of reoffending. However, the reward of parole for some offenders has resulted in community dissatisfaction. The Age article “Adrian Bayley should not have been on parole” represents a social concern regarding the leniency of parole for violent sexual offenders. The release of the evidently non-rehabilitated offender resulted in a breach of parole and the sexual assault and murder of Jill Meagher, a 29 year old Melbournian woman. As a result of the injustice of the lenient decision and subsequent community retaliation, new parole laws were introduced in Victoria during 2014. This legislation is outlined in the Corrections Amendment (Parole) Act 2014, and the penalty for breaching parole includes up to three months jail and/or a $4200 fine. Thus, there is greater justice for the victim and especially the community through the discouragement of crime for offenders who may not be rehabilitated and are released on
He was sentenced to twenty years. In Honolulu, a man was beaten to death by a group of teenagers in a public shower because they believed he was gay. They were sentenced to five years in custody. In September, a transgender female was stabbed repeatedly with a broken beer bottle and set on fire. Christopher Lopez and Christopher Chavez spent five months in jail before all charges were dropped by the Fresno Police Department.
Antonio Zambrano-Montes was the man shot and killed by Franklin County police. Antonio was throwing rocks
him guilty as he broke the law by taking the life of another human being.
Many say he’s innocent, but others say he got exactly what he deserved. Adnan Syed, a seventeen year old boy at the time was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Nearly 18 years later, the alibi’s Adnan had became inconclusive after Asia Mcclain claimed she was forced to write the letters to aide Adnan. At the age of 35, Adnan Syed, is still fighting to prove his innocence with the help of a family friend, Rabia.
...degree murder for violating the state law #13-1105. He has been found guilty for committing the crime of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s family. As a consequence, his punishment is as follows: he must serve 25 years to life in prison. If he attempts to escape, he will be sentenced to death and no remorse will be shown. He has already done enough killing and it is time for him to face the consequences.
It was October 6, 1998 when he was lured from the bar that cold, fateful night. His skull was smashed with a pistol butt as he was lashed to a fence, left for dead in near freezing temperatures. Nearly eighteen hours later he was found by passersby and taken to a hospital where he remained in a coma for several days until slowly slipping away. At his funeral, picketers carried signs saying, "God Hates Fags" and "Fags Deserve to Die."
The jury deliberated for five hours and returned a verdict of guilty on 15 counts of murder. Dahmer was sentenced to 15 life terms, a total of 937 years in prison. At his sentencing Dahmer calmly read his four page statement to the court.
On the 21st of October 2014, at 10:30 am, Judge Thokozile Masipa in the high court of Pretoria, gave Pistorius the verdict of his case. The prosecution wanted maximum for murder, which could possible be a life sentence but they were willing to take as much as they could get. Judge Masipa ruled on the case and gave Pistorius six years for culpable homicide, also known in the United States as, manslaughter. This means that he unintentional but unlawfully killed Reeva. Judge Masipa said, Pistorius was “a fallen hero, who has lost his career, and been ruined financially. He cannot be at peace” (Burke). The evidence presented convinced Judge Thokozile Masipa that Pistorius would never kill again and never meant to kill Reeva in the first place. The judge stressed that the “court should not be swayed by public opinion but punishment must also reflect seriousness of the offense” (Burke). Unlike many across the world, the judge did her best to see Pistorius as just the regular man and ensured him a fair trial. She stated that the court truly believed that the “prosecutors failed to prove he showed ‘intent’ to kill” (Patel). This ruling was a relief for Pistorius and his family and after the six month trial, to them it felt as if the judgement of the world was no longer upon them (Burke). After the sentencing, Pistorius was sent to Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Services prison in