A defendant may be sentenced only for an offence proved against him (by admission or verdict) or which he has admitted and asked the court to take into consideration when passing sentence.
Citations:
[1978] AC 964, (1978) 67 Cr App R 185
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Canavan, Kidd, Shaw CACD 10-Jul-1997
A sentencing court cannot take into account factors neither admitted by nor proved against the defendant. The cases sought to be allowed for by the Crown were representative but unadmitted counts. It offended a fundamental principle of sentencing . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.231495
