“Perhaps I have given some lenient sentences. I would never apologise for that. Sending people to prison is a thing that no judge likes to do. And in the High Court, when you’re sentencing, it’s usually just a matter of how long – it’s not “whether”. There aren’t many options because of the sorts of crimes with which you’re dealing in the High Court.”
Wallace Chapman interviews Dame Judith Potter on Sunday Mornings.
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