When looking for guidelines to sentence those convicting of making fake passports on a commercial basis, it was proper to take as comparable guidelines on sentencing for making counterfeit money. Nevertheless in this case, the judge had wrongly been influenced by allegations of violence which were not sufficiently closely related. Sentences of 5 and 7 years were reduced to 4.6 and 6.5 years respectively.
Judges:
Lord Justice Kay, Mr Justice Holland and Mr Justice Andrew Smith
Citations:
Times 03-Jun-2002
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Barry and Barry 1983
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Cited – Regina v Allyson 1989
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 21 August 2022; Ref: scu.172215