Practice Direction (Crime: Sentence: Loss of Time): 1980

Appellants were reminded of the courts powers to make a loss of time order in the case of inappropriate appeals against sentence.

Citations:

[1980] 1 WLR 270

Statutes:

Criminal Appeal Act 1968 29

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Kuimba CACD 12-Apr-2005
In dismissing the defendant’s appeal, the court expressed the view that the Appeal court should be more ready to use the powers given to deter hopeless appeals by ordering that while such applications were being processed, time spent in custody . .
CitedKumar Ali v The State (Appeal 56 of 2004) and Leslie Tiwari v The State PC 2-Nov-2005
PC (Trinidad and Tobago) The Board was asked to determine the date from which an unsuccessful appellant’s sentence should run. Pending an appeal or whilst on remand, a prisoner would be held in less demanding . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

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Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.224917