The court considered the use of sentencing guidelines in relation to Article 7 and where the guidelines only came into effect by the time of sentencing.
Citations:
[2008] 2 Crim App R (S) 10
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 7
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Clifford, Regina v CACD 7-Nov-2014
The defendant appealed against his sentence to eight years imprisonment on 8 counts of indecent assault. The offences occurred between 1977 and 1984.
Held: Each of the victims was young and vulnerable and the assaults had had continuing . .
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Criminal Sentencing, Human Rights
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.538532