Regina v Evans: CACD 9 Mar 2004

The defendant appealed his sentence.
Held: The judge had imposed an extended licence period without this being discussed first with counsel so as to allow representations to be made. This was wrong, but such an order would not always be quashed on this sole ground.

Judges:

Woolf LJC, Judge LJ, Rafferty J

Citations:

Times 22-Mar-2004

Statutes:

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 85

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Practice

Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.194825