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The words leniency and Judge Bowers do seem to have been associated in the past.

Evening Gazette, August 8, 2012 Wednesday, NEWS; Pg. 2, 531 words, GARETH LIGHTFOOT

... a prolonged assault.Judge Peter Bowers said yesterday: "It's ...

... lying in the road, Teesside Crown Court heard. ...

... impressive young man."Judge Bowers told Taylor before ...

... said he'd try to be as lenient as he could as Taylor was otherwise a ...

8. Judge shows leniency to child rapist over concerns

The Northern Echo (Newsquest Regional Press), January 24, 2011 Monday, NEWS: CRIME, 356 words, Neil Hunter

... admitted charges at Teesside Crown Court.The 24- ...

... Darlington was ordered by Judge Peter Bowers to sign on the sex ...

13. 'I WOULD LIKE TO NOT SEND YOU TO PRISON. . .'

The Northern Echo, November 24, 2007, Pg. 11, 491 words, By Neil Hunter

... given a "remarkably lenient" sentence after a ...

... but I can't do that." Judge Peter Bowers jailed Darren Hood ...

14. TEENAGER WHO RAPED BOY, 9, IS SPARED JAIL

The Northern Echo, March 27, 2007, Pg. 2, 344 words, By Mark Summers

... free from court yesterday.Judge Peter Bowers told the 16year-old ...

... convicted by a Teesside Crown Court jury ...

... sentence that we feel to be unduly lenient."If we were to lodge an appeal, we would ...

Frightening.

BTW.... talking about Judges... On the first day the security guard took me to one side and said 'Your Judge, did you know he's called ' Prison Parson's' ?

They seem to be either one way far to the right or the other way, far to to the left.... they appear to be all devoid of that 'common sense' bit In the middle..

It may well be that a compiled volume of security guards' merry japes would exceed a thousand pages, and that winding up people in custody would account for 90% of the content.

spot;1403506 wrote: It may well be that a compiled volume of security guards' merry japes would exceed a thousand pages, and that winding up people in custody would account for 90% of the content.


I don't think so... A few others bore out the rumour also...



'Office cougar' jailed for preying on married men - Telegraph

Here's something you would not have known about my trial Spot... From the start my lawyer approached the judge and said he felt that I should not be In the dock and he requested a US style trial where I sat beside him In court for the duration. The Judge granted that..... something I doubt happens very often.