It is vital that those who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity should be given appropriate credit. For an offence triable only on indictment, that opportunity would not arise until the Crown Court, but the discount should then be as much as a third. In an either way offence, where the defendant indicated a guilty plea before venue was decided, the discount might be more than one third.
Judges:
Lord Justice Rose, Mr Justice Davis and Sir Richard Tucker
Citations:
Times 20-Nov-2001
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Approved – Regina v Rafferty CACD 30-Mar-1998
A defendant indicating guilt at the plea before venue hearing was entitled to greater discount for that guilty plea than a defendant entering plea at the pre trial review at Crown Court. Crown Courts are to reduce sentencing discounts accordingly. . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.166834
