Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
I wonder if there was any medical evidence to confirm his claim to be suffering a heart condition that means he could die at any moment.
Jonzarno
Or the witness did.
Either way, the sentence will be subject to the normal rule that prisoners serve half their sentence in custody and half on licence. (Parliament's decision.)
There are a few exceptions to that rule but they do not apply to this type of sentence.
Again second hand - I am told that KC missed the initial sentencing hearing as he had to "urgently" attend hospital concerning his heart. The cynic in me thinks that this seems like just another piece of calculated fraud. *Except* that this was apparently said to the court by his lawyer. One hopes that professionalism in a lawyer would not permit him to say that without seeing and hopefully presenting to the court, hard evidence to that effect.
Thanks for sharing your expert knowledge on sentencing practices.
G