Vera Drake
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And but for the timely intervention
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of the medical profession...
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you might have been before me
on an even more serious charge

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than the one that has brought you here today.
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Now...
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l have heard your plea of guilty,
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and I have taken that into account...
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and I have listened very carefully
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to the submissions of your council.
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But nothing has been advanced me today
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on your behalf which would persuade me
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to take any course
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other than to impose a custodial sentence.
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lndeed...
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the extreme seriousness of your crime
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is bound to be reflected
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in the sentence that I am about to pass.
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And that must serve as a deterrent to others.
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l therefore sentence you
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to a term of imprisonment,
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which will be two years and six months.
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Take her down.
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All rise.
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She won't be able to come round and see you.
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Not for awhile.
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Why not?
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Ethel will come over.
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- She ain't dead, is she?
- No.


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