Regina v D (Contempt of Court: Illegal Photography): CACD 4 May 2004

The defendant was caught taking photographs in court using his mobile phone. He appealed his sentence of twelve months imprisonment for contempt of court.
Held: The sentence was appropriate. The photography of witnesses and other such uses posed a real threat to and was a major problem in the workings of the court system. No particular malice had been shown in this defendant, and the sentence was severe, but it was not so severe as to allow interference.

Judges:

Lord Woolf LCJ, Aikens Fulford JJ

Citations:

Times 13-May-2004

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Sentencing

Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.197038