If the case in question involves a conviction then it is only natural to ask the obligatory "What did you think of the sentence?"

Oftentimes the responses express dissatisfaction with the length or type of sentence imposed on the person convicted of a crime.

That is understandable. As we all know, the justice system can only go so far in redressing injustices committed against the innocent.

It is rarer to speak to the family of the perpetrator for their reaction to a sentence, which is what The Daily Advertiser did last week.

Wendy and Jamie Butler are the mother and stepfather respectively of Tracy Lee King.

King was recently jailed for a maximum of two years and three months for her role in attempting to cover up the murder of Allecha Boyd in 2017.

Having already served 13 months in custody, King, aged 36, could be eligible for parole on February 24.

The Butlers did not hold back when asked what they thought of the sentence imposed on King in the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney.

Mr Butler said five years' jail was the minimum King should have received given the hurt she had caused the Boyd family.

"She had plenty of opportunities to come forward to do the right thing, but she has a history of fabricating stories to protect her sorry arse to get out of problems," Mr Butler said.

Mrs Butler was also critical of her daughter.

"She's a pathological liar and she chose this path," she said. "She thought she could get away with it, but then she realised she couldn't so she spun a sob story to protect her drug racket."

The Boyd family, as always, conducted themselves with grace and class. All they want is for Allecha's body to be found so she can be laid to rest with dignity.

If even King's mother and stepfather say the sentence is too light, then the Director of Public Prosecutions must appeal.

All the best for the week ahead, Ross.