swill453 wrote:Call me naive, but I'd like to think the judge would be more influenced by the sentencing guidelines.
Such guidelines in the case of, say, "Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving" with the qualification being "Careless or inconsiderate driving arising from momentary inattention with no aggravating factors" would give a starting point for sentencing of "Community order (MEDIUM)".
(The offence has a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment for maximum aggravating factors)
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp ... ne-Web.pdf
Scott.