The appellant appealed a sentence of 18 months imprisonment for dwelling house burglaries, ordered to be served consecutively to a sentence of 2.5 years for similar offences. The combination turned him into a long term prisoner, who would have to serve two thirds of the full term, rather than half of each. He had admitted the second set of offences in order to attempt to wipe the slate clean.
Held: The court should have allowed for the altered effect, and a sentence of 15 months consecutive was imposed, which reduced the total under the long term minimum.
Citations:
[1998] EWCA Crim 1269
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 1991 33 61(2)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another, ex parte Francois HL 12-Mar-1998
When both consecutive and concurrent sentences are being served, they are to be combined into one term in order to calculate the prisoner’s release date, even if separately imposed. . .
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