The Court dismissed an appeal against a sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment imposed for armed robbery of almost andpound;9,000 from a bank: ‘Armed robbery at banks is a growing form of criminal activity and the efforts of the courts to deter do not appear to be achieving appreciable success. Accordingly we are satisfied that the present situation requires us to . . to affirm that 15 years is the correct starting point when seeking to sentence a prisoner convicted of armed robbery . . that figure will, of course, be varied to reflect relevant aggravating and mitigating factors.’
Judges:
MacDermott LJ
Citations:
Unreported, 1998
Cited by:
Cited – Rooney and Others, Re Attorney General’s Reference (Number 1 of 2005) CANI 11-Nov-2005
The defendants had been convicted or armed robbery. The Attorney General appealed against the sentences saying they were too lenient. Rooney argued that his plea of guilty had been after an indication by the judge and the reference was misguided. . .
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Northern Ireland, Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.234983
