Trinidad and Tobago – Appeal against sentence – the sentencing court was said not to have allowed for the time spent by the defendant on remand pending extradition from England.
Held: The appeal failed. The judge had correctly exercised the discretion to be allowed when taking into account time spent awaiting extradition.
Judges:
Lord Mance, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes, Sir Brian Leveson
Citations:
[2015] UKPC 8
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Callachand and Another v State of Mauritius PC 4-Nov-2008
(Mauritius) ‘In principle it seems to be clear that where a person is suspected of having committed an offence, is taken into custody and is subsequently convicted, the sentence imposed should be the sentence which is appropriate for the offence. It . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 03 August 2022; Ref: scu.543471