We are seeing that the sentences are being increased substantially. Also something that really struck me when I was reviewing this bill were these new aggravating factors that are now meant to be considered. Some of them, quite frankly, lack definition and clarity. I am a little bit apprehensive about how those are going to be employed by our courts.
They are going to dissuade people from entering an early guilty plea when they might otherwise do so. That is going to create delays. Where an accused person feels they have nothing left to lose, then they are more likely to run that trial, and it does take an immeasurable amount of resources to do that.