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Criminal Sentencing - From: 1997 To: 1997This page lists 96 cases, and was prepared on 21 May 2019.   Attorney General's Reference No 4 of 1996 (Robinson); CACD 1997 - [1997] 1 Cr App R (S) 357  Attorney-General's Reference No 3 of 1996 1-Jan-1997 Unreported 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing 1 Citers  Elliott (No 2) v HM Advocate 1997 SLT 1229 1997 Lord Justice Clerk Ross Criminal Sentencing, Scotland When passing a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment a trial judge was required by section 218 of the 1975 Act to specify the date of the commencement of the sentence The question whether a mandatory life sentence should be backdated was not an academic one, because the date at which the sentence was held to have commenced might affect the date at which the Preliminary Review Committee could first consider the case of the prisoner. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 1 Citers   Attorney-General's Reference No 32 of 1996, Regina v Whittaker; CACD 1997 - [1997] 1 Cr App R(S) 261   Regina v Kherbouche; CACD 2-Jan-1997 - Times, 02 January 1997   Green and Others, Regina v; CACD 16-Jan-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 80  Regina v Bush, L [1997] EWCA Crim 202; [2006] 2 Cr App R (S) 283 27 Jan 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing  Regina v Shaw (G); Attorney General'S Reference (1996 No 28) Times, 27 January 1997 27 Jan 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing A sentence for rape is not to be reduced because the victim is a prostitute; her trauma is no less.   Regina v Hartnett; Attorney-General's Reference (No 60 of 1996); CACD 27-Jan-1997 - Times, 27 January 1997  Coughtrey, Regina v [1997] EWCA Crim 224 28 Jan 1997 CACD Roch LJ, Butterfiedl J,Rant QC JAG Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed against a sentence of seven years imprisonment imposed for for breaking out from prison and for false imprisonment. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Dodds Times, 28 January 1997 28 Jan 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing Sentence reduction for youth in very serious offence is limited or none at all.  Regina v Annette Collinge [1997] EWHC Admin 93 31 Jan 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing Robbery, attempting to pervert the course of justice. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Steven John Anderson; Attorney General's Reference No 52 of 1996 [1997] EWCA Crim 394; [1997] 2 Cr App R(S) 230 10 Feb 1997 CACD Rose LJ Criminal Sentencing Application by the Attorney General for leave to appeal against unduly lenient sentence. Held: A sentence of six years and more might be appropriate for offences in the domestic violence context, it having been argued in that case, unsuccessfully, that a domestic context in some way puts the case into a less serious category. 1 Citers [ Bailii ]  Regina v Brown [1997] EWCA Crim 385 10 Feb 1997 CACD Otton LJ, Butterfield J Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed against a sentence of eight months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Matthew Garvey [1997] EWCA Crim 386 10 Feb 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing Appeal against sentence - supplying a Class B drug, amphetamine, and possessing amphetamine with intent to supply. [ Bailii ]   Regina v Truro Crown Court ex parte Adair; Admn 12-Feb-1997 - [1997] EWHC Admin 135  Regina v Brooks [1997] EWCA Crim 463 14 Feb 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed his total sentence of 32 months imprisonment following conviction for outraging public decency. He had stood naked from the waist down in a public place and been seen by children. Held: Though a sentence of imprisonment was appropriate, and the consecutive sentences were appropriate the total sentence was too long. The sentence for actual indecemcy with a child of the age involved would have been two years. An appropriate total in this case was twenty months. [ Bailii ]   Regina v Coughtrey; CACD 19-Feb-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 506; [1997] 2 Cr App R(S) 269  Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Hepworth, Fenton-Palmer and Baldonzy and Regina v Parole Board ex parte Winfield [1997] EWHC Admin 324 25 Mar 1997 Admn Laws J Prisons, Criminal Sentencing The applicants for judicial review had each been convicted and sentenced for sex offences. Each maintained his innocence, and now complained that that fact had prejudiced decisions as to early release on parole and as to their categorisation. Held: The court identified four issues (1) The Parole Board must assume the prisoner’s guilt of the offence. (2) The Board’s first duty is to assess the risk to the public of re-offending (3) It is unlawful for the Board to deny a recommendation for parole on the ground only that the prisoner continues to deny his guilt. (4) In some cases, particularly of serious persistent violent or sexual crime, a continued denial of guilt will almost inevitably mean that the risk posed by the prisoner remains high. The Board is then entitled (perhaps obliged) to deny a recommendation. As to the cases of refusing re-categorisation, these touched on matters where a very clear case would have to be established before a review would be given. Review was denied. Criminal Justice Act 1991 33(5) - Prison Rules 1964 3(1) 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ]  Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department v Governor of Her Majesty's Prison Swalesdale ex parte France Louis Francois [1997] EWHC Admin 337 26 Mar 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing [ Bailii ]  Regina v Coughtry Times, 01 April 1997 1 Apr 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing Sentences for a jail break should be consecutive and equal to the term broken.  Regina v Ward; Regina v Howard, Regina v Hendry; Attorney General's Ref (14, 15, 16 of 1995) Times, 10 April 1997 10 Apr 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing The creators of false markets in shares should expect imprisonment.   Regina v Adebayo; CACD 14-Apr-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 893  Wheeler, Regina v [1998] 1 Cr App R(S) 54; [1997] EWCA Crim 1032 29 Apr 1997 CACD McGowan LJ, Ognall, Sedley JJ Criminal Sentencing Attorney General's reference of sentence said to be unduly lenient. The defendant had been convicted on his plea to a single count of arson, being reckless as to whether life would be endangered, and was sentenced to two years' probation with a 60 day training order as a condition. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Pitt Times, 06 May 1997 6 May 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing Sentencing guidelines of ten to twelve years for knifing offences are correct where the offence had been denied.   Regina v Sehitoglu and others; CACD 7-May-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1088; [1998] 1 Cr App R (S) 89   Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex Parte Pierson; HL 21-May-1997 - Times, 28 July 1997; Gazette, 01 October 1997; [1997] UKHL 37; [1998] AC 539; [1997] 3 All ER 577; [1997] 3 WLR 492  Regina v Mungroo Gazette, 25 June 1997; Times, 03 July 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 1293 22 May 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing, Insolvency, Crime A bankrupt fraudulently hiding assets from receiver can expect imprisonment even on a first offence. Two years upheld Insolvency Act 1976 357(3) [ Bailii ]  Evans v HM Prison Brockhill (No 1) [1997] EWHC Admin 544 10 Jun 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing [ Bailii ]  Regina v Debbie Blaize Gazette, 25 June 1997; Times, 12 June 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 1411 10 Jun 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing, Criminal Sentencing, Crime A defendant is to be sentenced for her actual offence not for manner in which she conducted her defence. It was wrong to increase the sentence because it was felt that she had been 'playing the race card'. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Debbie Blaize Gazette, 25 June 1997; Times, 12 June 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 1411 10 Jun 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing, Criminal Sentencing, Crime A defendant is to be sentenced for her actual offence not for manner in which she conducted her defence. It was wrong to increase the sentence because it was felt that she had been 'playing the race card'. [ Bailii ]   Regina v Secretary of State For The Home Department, Ex Parte Venables, Regina v Secretary of State For The Home Department, Ex Parte Thompson; HL 12-Jun-1997 - Gazette, 10 September 1997; [1997] Fam Law 786; [1998] AC 407; [1997] UKHL 25; [1997] 3 All ER 97; [1997] 3 WLR 23; [1997] 2 FLR 471  Regina v Kemil Hadzic [1997] EWCA Crim 1468 17 Jun 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing The Court upheld a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment imposed, following a plea of guilty, on a Bosnian national of good character, who used a passport with his own photograph, falsely inserted, in an attempt to travel to the United States, by which country he had been refused lawful entry. 1 Citers [ Bailii ]   Regina v McGarry and White; CACD 17-Jun-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1471  Regina v Mulkerrins and Sansom [1997] EWCA Crim 1497 20 Jun 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed sentences for importing 795 kgs of cocaine, with a street value of approximately £125 million. Held: There was evidence of others involved at a level even higher than the two appellants, but both appellants had very high-ranking involvement. Mulkerrins was said to be the financier. He had certainly been heavily involved in both the purchase of the boat which was used for the importation and in visiting New Orleans to supervise its fitting out for the purpose. He had also been involved in changing huge sums of money at a foreign exchange shop, some £1.2 into Swiss Francs, to buy drugs. Sansom, the other appellant, was also heavily concerned; he was no doubt responsible for the distribution of the drugs at this end. They had received 30 years, which sentences were upheld. 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ]  Regina v Worthing Justices Ex Parte Varley Times, 21 July 1997; [1997] EWHC Admin 589 24 Jun 1997 QBD Criminal Sentencing Magistrates returning prisoner on licence to prison because of other offences did not impose further sentence by doing so. Criminal Justice Act 1991 40 - Magistrates Courts Act 1980 133  Regina v Smith (Leonard) Times, 26 June 1997; Gazette, 25 June 1997 25 Jun 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing Judge sentencing stalker may use his own opinion of the continuing threat presented by the defendant after his release over and above a psychiatric report presented to the court.   Regina v Brewster and others; CACD 27-Jun-1997 - Times, 04 July 1997; Gazette, 09 July 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 1609; [1998] 1 Cr App R 220; [1998] 1 Cr App R (S) 181  Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Furber Times, 11 July 1997; [1997] EWHC Admin 607; [1998] 1 All E R 23 30 Jun 1997 Admn Simon Brown LJ Criminal Sentencing The court, not the Home Secretary should set the tariff for the detention of a young offender sentenced to life- half determinate sentence. The role of the Lord Chief Justice in relation to tariffs is that "The Lord Chief Justice in this context is acting not as an unreviewable judge of the High Court but rather as an adviser in an administrative process crystallizing in a reviewable ministerial decision." Children and Young Persons Act 1933 53(2) 1 Citers [ Bailii ]  Mansell v United Kingdom Unreported, 2 July 1997; 32072/96 2 Jul 1997 ECHR Human Rights, Criminal Sentencing The judge imposed a longer than commensurate sentence in an indecent assault case to protect the public. The applicant complained that he should have been entitled to a review of the lawfulness of his detention as he was in the same position as a discretionary life prisoner because his sentence contained a preventative part as well as a punitive part. Held: the application was manifestly unfounded. The A5(4) supervision is normally incorporated in the decision where a sentence of imprisonment is pronounced after conviction by a competent court. There was no question of the sentence being imposed because of the presence of factors which "were susceptible to change with the passage of time, namely mental instability and dangerousness". "Such an 'increased' sentence is, however, no more than the usual exercise by the sentencing court of its ordinary sentencing powers, even if the 'increase' has a statutory basis. In particular, nothing in the sentencing procedure indicates that the fixed term sentence of five years imprisonment was anything other than a sentence which was imposed as punishment for the offences committed." 1 Citers  Regina v Rigg Times, 04 July 1997 4 Jul 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing Head-butting is to be taken as use of weapon for sentencing on unlawful wounding charge. Offences Against the Person Act 1861 20  Regina v Nashat Shanti and Majdi Shanti [1997] EWCA Crim 1729 7 Jul 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing The defendants had appealed their sentences for incitement to obtan property by deception. They now sought have withdrawal of their appeals treated as a nullity. Held: There was nothing to indicate that they had not been involved in instructing their solicitors to withdraw the appeals. Leave was refused. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Gloucester Crown Court ex parte James Betteridge Times, 04 August 1997; [1997] EWHC Admin 654 9 Jul 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing A Judge allowing a defendant to abandon his appeal against sentence, does not then have any continuing power to increase the sentence. [ Bailii ]   Regina v Canavan, Kidd, Shaw; CACD 10-Jul-1997 - Times, 21 July 1997; Gazette, 17 September 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 1773; [1998] 1 Cr App R(S) 243; [1998] 1 Cr App R 79; [1998] 1 All ER 42; [1998] 1 WLR 604  Regina v Kehoe [1997] EWCA Crim 1826 14 Jul 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing, Contempt of Court The defendant appealed a sentence of two months for contempt in the face of the court. When coming to court to give evidence on behalf of her partner in respect of allegations of sexual assault against his daughters, she had met the same daughters also attending as witnesses outside the court. She had called them 'scum,' and they had felt intimidated. She had admitted her offence and apologised. The sentence was appropriate, but the recorder had not known of her ill health, and on compassionate grounds her sentence was reduced to 28 days. Administration of Justice Act 1960 [ Bailii ]  Regina v Besant [1997] EWCA Crim 1827 14 Jul 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed a sentence of three years imprisonment for possession of explosives. He had tried to surrender the explosives at a police station. Further material was discovered. He had no previous convictions, and a disturbed background. The judges sentence was not to be criticised, but later evidence available to the appeal court suggested he could be released subject to conditions. Those accepted a sentence of three years probation was substituted. [ Bailii ]  Regina v Powell [1997] EWCA Crim 1828 14 Jul 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing, Road Traffic The defendant had been convicted of other offences at the crown court. Traffic offences were also committed for sentence. The judge imposed a disqualification and penalty points. The section clearly required either a disqualification, or imposition of points. He had erred in doing both, and the penalty points were removed. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 s44 [ Bailii ]   Regina v Newell; CACD 14-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1823   Regina v Cleaver; CACD 14-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1821   Regina v Campbell; CACD 14-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1822  Regina v Thomas [1997] EWCA Crim 1824 14 Jul 1997 CACD Crime, Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for possession, and possession with intent to supply. He had been stopped on entering a night club. The first ground related to the apparent arrest of a defence witness at court, in such a manner as to prejudice the jury's view of his evidence. No evidence was before the appeal court on that point. The summing up was criticised as to the description of the intent required. That criticism was unfounded. The sentence of four years stood. He had been intending to sell ecstasy in a night club. [ Bailii ]   Regina v Blake; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1841   Regina v Hamilton; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1839   Regina v Hammond; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - Times, 15 July 1997  Regina v Burton-On-Trent Justices and Another, Ex Parte Smith Times, 15 July 1997 15 Jul 1997 QBD Criminal Sentencing Magistrates dealing with offences committed whilst on licence should either deal with all matters or remit to Crown court. Criminal Justice Act 1991 40   Regina v Crossman and Crossman; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1843   Regina v Penman; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1838   Regina v Taylor; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1837   Regina v Williamson; CACD 15-Jul-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 1840  Regina v Governor of Maidstone Prison Ex Parte Peries Times, 30 July 1997 30 Jul 1997 QBD Criminal Sentencing Prisoner is not entitled to see documents justifying change in security classification, but should be given reasons why decision made   Regina v Hurley; CACD 5-Aug-1997 - Times, 05 August 1997  Regina v Taigel [1997] EWCA Crim 2097; [1998] 1 Cr App R (S) 328 11 Aug 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing [ Bailii ]   Regina v Ingram; CACD 20-Aug-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 2137  Regina v Accrington Youth Court Governor of HM Prison Risley Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Claire Louise Flood Times, 10 October 1997; Gazette, 01 October 1997; [1997] EWHC Admin 783 22 Aug 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing, Prisons The Policy of allowing youths to be held in adult prisons for assessment purposes immdiately after conviction was unlawful. Criminal Justice Act 1982 1C(1) [ Bailii ]  Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Dennis Stafford [1997] EWHC Admin 801 5 Sep 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing, Human Rights 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ]  Regina v Swindon Crown Court Ex Parte Murray Times, 24 September 1997 24 Sep 1997 QBD Criminal Sentencing A Crown Court hearing appeal against sentence should look at case anew, not review the assessment provided by the magistrates.  Regina v Governor of Haverigg Prison Ex Parte McMahon Times, 24 September 1997; Gazette, 01 October 1997 24 Sep 1997 QBD Criminal Sentencing, Prisons Where a defendant had been remanded into custody awaiting trial on two separate matters, the time served remaining unused from one sentence may be credited against a subsequent sentence.  Avis, Regina v [1997] EWCA Crim 2284 2 Oct 1997 CACD Lord Bingham of Cornhill LCJ, Potts, Butterfield JJ Criminal Sentencing Adjournment to allow amicus curiae to investigate appropriate sentencing level with apparent error in Current Sentencing Practice guide. Firearms Act 1968 16A [ Bailii ]  Little v Moriarty [1997] EWCA Civ 2401 2 Oct 1997 CA Contempt of Court, Criminal Sentencing [ Bailii ]  Johns, Regina v [1997] EWCA Crim 2260 2 Oct 1997 CACD Otton LJ, Sachs J, Rivlin QC HHJ Criminal Sentencing Appeal against sentence of seven years for prison breaking. Held: The co-accused had had his sentence reduced to four years and a similar approach should be taken here. [ Bailii ]   Regina v Takyi; CACD 3-Oct-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 2297; [1998] 1 Cr App R(S) 372   Regina v Hurley; CACD 3-Oct-1997 - Times, 03 October 1997   Regina v Brett; CACD 13-Oct-1997 - Times, 13 October 1997   Regina v Green; CACD 17-Oct-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 2488   Regina v Ball, Bateman; CACD 23-Oct-1997 - Times, 01 December 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 2595  Shirina Begum v Khosru Miah [1997] EWCA Civ 2578 27 Oct 1997 CA Criminal Sentencing, Contempt of Court [ Bailii ]   Regina v Cairns; CACD 28-Oct-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 2677; [1998] 1 Cr App R (S) 434   Regina v Vandervell; CACD 30-Oct-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 2716  Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Probyn Times, 30 October 1997 30 Oct 1997 QBD Criminal Sentencing The question of whether a prisoner is serving a long or short term prison sentence is to be determined by the sentence imposed by the court, and not by not the time expected actually to be served. Criminal Justice Act 1991 67(4)   Regina v Graham; CACD 31-Oct-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 2755  Attorney General's Reference No 34 of 1997; Regina v Reed Times, 20 November 1997 20 Nov 1997 CA Criminal Sentencing A serious indecent assault on child will call for custodial sentence. Touching genitalia under clothes over long period will justify a sentence from 18 months to 3 years.  Regina v Archer, Purnell, Eaton [1997] EWCA Crim 3030; [1998] 2 Cr App R (S) 76 21 Nov 1997 CACD Criminal Sentencing 1 Citers [ Bailii ]  Regina v Tunbridge Wells Justices ex parte Peter Hutton [1997] EWHC Admin 1036 21 Nov 1997 Admn Criminal Sentencing The defendant appealed a committal to prison for non-payment of council tax, saying there had been no enquiry as to his means. Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 [ Bailii ]   Regina v Thomas McTaggart; CACD 24-Nov-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 3050  Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Dennis Stafford Times, 28 November 1997; [1997] EWCA Civ 2830 26 Nov 1997 CA Criminal Sentencing The Home Secretary has an extraordinarily wide discretion to refuse to release a mandatory lifer after the punitive part of sentence if there was a remaining risk to the public. Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 29 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ]   Regina v Barnet Magistrates Court ex parte Cantor; Admn 28-Nov-1997 - Times, 20 January 1998; [1997] EWHC Admin 1029; [1997] EWHC Admin 1054; [1999] 1 WLR 334   Regina v Mctaggart; CACD 2-Dec-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 3137  Regina v Love Times, 03 December 1997 3 Dec 1997 CMAC Criminal Sentencing, Armed Forces Sentencing in courts martial should follow civil practice, but allow for the fact that the trial takes place within the context of military discipline. Courts-Martial Appeals Act 1996   Regina v Clark; CACD 4-Dec-1997 - Gazette, 14 January 1998; Times, 04 December 1997   Regina v McFeeley, Anderson, Taberer, Erdman, Neale; CACD 10-Dec-1997 - Times, 10 December 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 2868   Regina v A M and Related Appeals; CACD 11-Dec-1997 - Times, 11 December 1997   Regina v Ingram; CACD 16-Dec-1997 - [1997] EWCA Crim 3337  Trevor Nathaniel Fisher v The Minister of Public Safety and Immigration and Others Times, 26 December 1997; [1997] UKPC 1; [1998] AC 673; [1997] UKPC 64 16 Dec 1997 PC Human Rights, Commonwealth, Criminal Sentencing (The Bahamas) The extent of a delay before a trial is not relevant when considering whether a subsequent delay in carrying out an execution is cruel and inhuman punishment 1 Cites 1 Citers [ PC ] - [ Bailii ] - [ Bailii ]   Regina v Avis, T and others; CACD 16-Dec-1997 - Times, 19 December 1997; [1997] EWCA Crim 3423; [1998] 2 Crim App R (S) 178; [1998] Crim LR 428; [1998] 1 Cr App R 4200   Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Hindley; Admn 18-Dec-1997 - Times, 19 December 1997; [1997] EWHC Admin 1159; [1998] QB 751; [1998] COD 171; [1998] 2 WLR 505   Regina v Eaton; CACD 29-Dec-1997 - Times, 29 December 1997  |
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