And this time will then be deducted from the jail term.
We recently had an ex-pollie finally get sentenced for some corruption/conpirisy offences committed well over 10 years ago.
Because I was bored and under-utilized, I tuned into the hearing. The Justice and the prosecutor spent nearly two hours going back and forth on the duration of imprisonment because the legislation for the offence is as vague as shit.
Neither one wanted to stick their neck out and suggest a sentence because the justice has to follow the law, vague as it is without pulling a harsh sentence out of thin air, and the prosecution has to recommend to the judge what the law says, not just what they would wish for.
Two hours. Half a dozen 5 min adjournments. They decided on 7 years. With an appeal due to be heard in Sept.