Your article in the 2 April edition refers to a case where an individual was given a suspended sentence after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
It transpires that under the law a jail sentence in this situation is mandatory and that consequently the sentence handed down by the learned judge at the original Grand Court hearing was “impossible at law.”
Equally disturbing is the absence on record of the reasons the judge decided to suspend the sentence.
I would like to ask the Chief Justice, who seems to take great umbrage at any criticism of the Judiciary, to advise the public what action if any was taken against the judge in this case.
Not only was a serious error made, but the public purse had to pay for an appeals case and the defendant left in limbo for a considerable period.
Roger M. Davies
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