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It depends on what conditions the judge imposed, on suspending Ingram's prison sentence. Normally, the judge will inform the defendant that if he commits and is convicted for an imprisonable offence during the period of the suspended sentence, he will be imprisoned.
Therefore, if Ingram committed the alleged insurance fraud, before he was sentenced in the 'Millionaire' case (and is found guilty), this will not affect his suspended sentence.
This does not, however, mean he will be out of the woods. In sentencing, the court may take account of any previous conviction and impose a more severe punishment, in the light of this. So, he could still end up in the clink.
Incidentally, Ingram may well plead 'not guilty' and argue that the publicity surrounding the previous case is likely to prejudice the outcome of his trial. In this event, the judge will probably warn the jury to disregard any knowledge they have of the previous case, to try the case on the facts and the trial will proceed as normal.
Last edited by Scud-U-Like; 3rd May 2003 at 02:15.