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Originally Posted by Damien
OK. My interpretation was that the current judge didn't have the scope to give a new sentence but as the original sentence was invalid it had to be overturned. 4 years seems shocking low as a maximum sentence for indecently assaulting a child.
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I'm not sure it is the maximum sentence. A whole range of factors are taken into account when determining the length of a sentence. But it might be.
It's important to remember that the conviction has not been overturned here. It is the original sentence that has been overturned. He is guilty and it was legitimate to jail him. Whether any detailed process needed to be gone through in order to redefine his sentence, given that he had already spent 2 years inside, I don't know. I would guess that the judge did go through all that, but as it's mere detail, compared to the spectacle of this dangerous man being released, I wouldn't be surprised if nobody bothered to report that part.