A sentence takes immediate effect as it is pronounced, thus allowing a defendant to be treated as a serving prisoner immediately.
Citations:
Times 14-Nov-1996, [1996] EWHC Admin 136
Links:
Statutes:
Magistrates Courts Act 1980 82(3)(a)
Criminal Sentencing, Magistrates, Prisons
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.136684
