The Attorney General appealed sentences for misfeasance in a public office. The defendants were police officers who had unlawfully used access to the police national computer, and had been sentenced to 28 weeks imprisonment suspended.
Held: The offence left no alternative to an immediate custodial sentence. The defendant must have known that the result of his actions would be violence against a third party. Having completed part of the sentence, a nine month sentence of imprisonment was substituted.
Judges:
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers LCJ, Hedley, Pitchers JJ
Citations:
Times 12-Apr-2007
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.252435
