The A-G sought leave to appeal against what she saw as an unduly lenient sentence. The defendant had been given six years for rape, unlawful wounding and causing criminal damage to property.
Held: Leave was refused. Although his plea to the rape charge had followed the original indication for the others by 11 days, the court had treated it as having been made at the earliest opportunity, and the sentences reflected that. The Crown should have objected at the time if it had wanted to.
Judges:
Lord Justice Hughes, Mr Justice Mackay and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.407495
