The court considered the significance of a guilty plea when sentencing: ‘ . . he is not entitled to the full credit that he would have had had the evidence against him not been so overwhelming and had he not been caught red-handed.’
[2002] EWCA Crim 1748
Bailii
England and Wales
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Cited – Regina v Oosthuizen CACD 11-Jul-2005
The defendant appealed his sentence of two years for robbery, saying that it had been wrong to impose a deterrent sentence because of an apparently high number of robberies in the area.
Held: The judge must sentence the defendant before him. . .
Cited – French and Webster, Regina v (Attorney General’s Reference No 14 and No 15 of 2006) CACD 8-Jun-2006
The defendant had been convicted of repeatedly raping a 12 week old girl, and other sexual offences against young girls. After pleading guilty, the judge had passed a life sentence setting the minimum term at six years which was lower because of the . .
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Updated: 26 March 2021; Ref: scu.242369
