Judge who handed down a prison sentence to 'vulnerable' young man will face no action, after sentence is overturned on appeal...

Judge Francis Laird KC was facing calls to be investigated for his apparent 'abuse of sentencing powers' in the wake of the Summer 2024 riots on Teesside, where its claimed the Judge will now face no action despite having one of his 'disproportionate sentences' handed out to a local man overturned on appeal.

8th November 2024

A Teesside Judge will reportedly face no action, after sentencing a young man to 14 months in a young offenders institution just weeks ago, only for the sentence to be overturned at the court of appeal.

Dylan Willis, was involved in the summer 2024 riots which seen scores of people handed down disproportionately lengthy prison sentences for their part in the disorder largely sparked off by tensions over the governments 'failed' immigration policy.

Having being diagnosed with ADHD & Autism, defence barristers for Willis claimed he was 'vulnerable' & 'easily led', as well as merely playing a minor part in the summer disorder. asking the judge to take this into account when handing down sentence,

Francis Laird, is seen by many to be 'the problem' on Teesside & not the solution, as his judgements handed down in the summer 2024 riots come under scrutiny

However Judge Francis Laird at Teesside Court made an example of Willis, handing down a 14 month imprisonment in a young offenders institute, with Willis being told he'd have to serve at least half of that sentence before being considered for release.

Defence barristers than made an application to the court of appeal after Willis spent just three weeks in custody, where judges at the court of appeal this week overturned Judge Lairds sentence of 14 months imprisonment, opting instead to suspend the sentence, allowing Willis to walk free from prison.

The summer 2024 riots were some of the worst instances of public disorder for decades, however many feel the tensions in local communities have been stoked by 'corrupt' judges handing down disproportionate sentences

Willis's case is said to have lit the fuse for whats likely to be a significant influx of similar cases set to go before the court of appeal in relation to what many claim has been disproportionate sentences handed down to individuals who played seemingly 'minor' parts in the summer riots, however despite Willis's sentence being overturned in favour of a suspended sentence, two other individuals this week failed in their bid to have their sentenced reduced on appeal.

There's clearly a problem with Teesside Court, & it needs investigating..

Teesside Courts coming under fire over claims of 'corruption', with judges in the firing line over claims of excessive use of sentencing powers.

Judges on Teesside have been heavily critisised as being 'corrupt', where the sense of Two Tier Justice on Teesside appears to be significantly prevalent, with claims public confidence in the justice system on Teesside is now all but completely gone sparking calls for a parliamentary investigation into activities in Teesside Court where its likely a number of disproportionate sentences handed down will again place what many claim to be 'out of reality' Judges back into the spotlight, with sentences being handed down only fuelling further public anger against what many see as a corrupt justice system.