Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september Page Point to human element in sentencing by Kevin Prokosh As Long As the courts have human judges there will always be inconsistencies in the sentences imposed on people guilty of Simi Lar say Many Manitoba its True that sentences said Justice James Wilson of the court of Queens but so do the the and the the terms of the sentences we hand Down reflect the circumstances of that because sentencing is a human disparities will said chief Provin Cial judge Harold human beings place More emphasis on some factors Ift a Case than the judges were reacting to a free press article saturday which revealed Many sentencing disparities among decisions by 13 Manitoba provincial judges who were provided with the same set of Case facts and asked to give their in one the charge of assault causing bodily harm Drew a Fine and a Proba Tion period of two years from one judge while another saw fit to impose a jail term of 30 the sentences against a Man guilty of armed possessing a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence and indecent assault ranged from 23 months to 13 the inconsistencies open the door to lawyers in criminal cases to judge or have their client appear before a judge known to be said president of the Manitoba society of Crimi the judges contacted believe sentence Dis parity is not a i dont think there is that much in 1 know there said provincial judge Lawrie he explained that out of the thousands of cases a judge hears there Are Only a few cases where the sentence imposed May be out of line and that Why we have courts of v judge Wilson thai where the sentence is outrageous the Crown or the defence can it will be adjusted if need none of the judges said they were sur prised to read of the wide Range of dispositions meted out by it depends on what the judge think jail is All said Justice Louis Denise of court of Queens if a judge thinks jail is his sentences will Likely be but if he thinks criminals should go to jail he will probably dish out heavier the inconsistent sentencing practices by members of the Bench have always prompted members of the Public and the police to Call for sentencing guidelines and even uni form there cant be uniform said judge Wilson who has spent 16 years on the it be Why the hell have judges he pointed out he has sentenced men guilty of rape to life in prison and As Little As months because of the judge said injustices would be created if judges lost their discretionary Powers and harsh minimum sentences be came were never sure what we will find in our Garden but we do have carats Carat diamonds that is and now we have gathered them for a limited time to show you our Harvest from the Mother nature produced these gems hundreds of years but they Are so Bright and Beautiful you would think they were freshly picked this mostly set in our dazzling selection of diamonds includes some Loose stones As Well available in a variety of come in and look through our Garden from september 23 to that when it will be at its Portage Smith Only Hydro finishes Plant repairs two Manitoba Hydro generating plants on the Winnipeg under renovation since will resume full operation this spokesmen for the Utility said yester Day water Levels in the fore Bays or reservoirs at seven sister Falls and great Falls were lowered two years ago to allow for Hydro kept its options open of Rais ing water either in the fall of 1981 or Don a spokesman for the said two Good years of construction have resulted in the decision to raise the water this year rather than Comstock the great Falls for Ebay was lowered by almost two metres so workers could replace a spillway constructed in Hydro spokesmen Levels at seven Sisters about 80 Kilometres Northeast of Are to be raised in late while those at great 100 Kilometres Northeast of the will be Back to Normal by 1981 Dodge Colt full Sau Price 1981 Dodge Aries k 4 door Sedan full saw pigs police consider escapes violent police Are continuing their search for two prisoners who escaped from Stony Mountain Penitentiary sunday the considered have been identified As Dale Edward who is described As five seven 150 with blonde hair and a Flower Tatoo on his left and Clarence Edward who is five 10 150 pounds and has Long Brown bail set for assault accused a has been charged in the weekend beating of his common Law wife after she was sent to Hospital sunday with a fractured jaw and broken Teeth and severe police said the was punched and kicked about the head by a Man Friday afternoon and again saturday later in the Day she was attacked again and at one Point her hands were held on a Kitchen counter and struck with a wooden cutting police Early sunday she went to the Hospital where she was reported in fair said Frederick was arrested sunday and appeared in provincial judges court yesterday charged with causing bodily harm with intent and possessing a weapon dangerous to the Public judge Howard 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