Amber Jane Westin pleas guilty - MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS

Sounds like somebody manipulating the system for their benefit.

Nothing wrong with that then!

i agree jb and yet another reason why i think the jury system shoudl be expanded and NOT reduced.

getting rid of juries is something professional lawyers have been working on for years.

because they are ‘experts’ and would rather not rely on the unwashed masses to decide the fate of people.

“What is the maximum term that Mauricio Rao (Cube stabber) is facing compared to AmberJane Westin?”

I’ll be very surprised if a jury is willing to convict him. Not on legal grounds, but on the emotional grounds which define why we keep a jury of our peers around to decide guilt and innocence.

But I await the outcome of the trial.

or Glenn Porritt.

What is the maximum term that Mauricio Rao (Cube stabber) is facing compared to AmberJane Westin?

Damn, damn, damn. Yes, I do.

Blood alcamahol is obviously dipping to dangerously low levels.

Hey mutley, I think you mean “consecutively”, not “concurrently”?

wow, the sentence in my post above is longer than the one she’ll get.

Sorry… I’ll go now… is it time for a San Mig lunch?

Adding to vg above, it is possible for magistrates to hand down concurrent sentences, so theoretically (let’s say somewhere where sentencing is taken seriously) she could get the max for each charge to which she has copped the guilty plea and be sentenced to serve them concurrently, which would give her a nice big holiday.

Never happen.

My understanding of it all is as above. Mags Court can only hand down a max of 2 years. Having said that I think I remember matters where they plead guilty in the Mags and then get sentenced in the Supreme. Both Courts in the ACT are as bad as each other.

I’m not 100% but I’m sure someone (whether it be the DPP or the Court itself) can object to it being heard in the Mags, and pop it up to Supreme. I’m guessing that some sort of deal was struck with her only pleading guilty if it was left in the Mags, hence saving the time/money for a trial.

That’s my understanding anyway, I don’t know directly of any deals.

Having said that, hang onto your collective hats Canberra, I sense another pathetically inadequate sentence coming. Preparing to say ‘I told you so’ some time soon

Absent Diane, if they couldn’t get David Eastman on stupid hat charges, I don’t think they’ll get anyone.

It’s not manslaughter because of the PC thugs/bleeding hearts.

I don’t think she’ll end up doing the time – she’ll cite her baby daughter to get out of it.

Why isn’t it manslaughter?

30 years in my opinion.

I’m wondring – why isn’t manslaughter in there anywhere? Yes, I know culpable driving causing death is, but given that her culpable driving shows a high degree of negligence towards others lives, surely there’s more the DPP could be going for? Although it’s possible they are, but they’re separate charges that aren’t being dealt with in front of a magistrate.

Note – I haven’t done law for ten years, so I’m going on vague recollections here.

max 2 years for all that ? I’m sure she’ll get a suspended sentence.

I wonder how her avoidance of passive dope smoking is going???

What’s the bet she doesn’t do any time?

just once I want to see someone locked up for wearing a really stupid hat.

It’ll be interesting to see if there is a youtube bit like last time.

Did she throw rocks again?

One thing is for sure. It wont affect your membership of the Internet Anonymous Skank Brigade, Sammy …

Not sure how this will effect her membership of the Skank Alliance.

lol betty! awesome

Must be her week to use the family neuron

WOW, did someone lend her a brain?