The court’s power to correct within 28 days its own sentence can be used to increase or to decrease a sentence.
Citations:
(1983) 5 Cr App R (S) 25
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Reynolds and Others, Regina v CACD 8-Mar-2007
The court considered how it could marry the law against the increase of penaties on appeal with the possible need to correct a judge’s error in sentencing. It summarised the provisions for sentencing for specified offences: ‘[The] regime requires . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.249950
