Sentencing for possession of false document. Goldring J said: ‘These four appellants had failed in their applications for asylum. It may be that they had subsequently renewed them. They remained in the United Kingdom. They knew they could not work. In order to deceive and to avoid their true status being discovered, they used false passports. That is a matter which in our view merits a more serious penalty than that that was substituted by this court in Mutede. It seems to us that the judge was entitled to impose sentences of twelve months’ imprisonment and that they were not manifestly excessive or wrong in principle.’
Judges:
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice, Mr Justice Goldring and Mr Justice Plender
Citations:
[2008] EWCA Crim 1699, Times 17-Jul-2008
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Kolawole, Regina v CACD 11-Nov-2004
Sentencing for possession of false identity documents. . .
Cited by:
Cited – John, Regina v CACD 19-Aug-2008
The defendant was convicted of possession of false identity documents, and sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment.
Held: An immediate custodial sentence was inevitable, but the sentence was reduced from 15 months to eight months. . .
See Also – Mabengo, Regina v CACD 18-Jun-2008
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.276227