If a Crown Court could properly sentence youth aged between 14 and 17 to more than two years then the Magistrates should commit the youth to the Crown Court. Only if the nature of the offence was such that the Crown Court could not properly exercise its section 53(2) powers should the justices take the view they should not make it possible for the crown court to pass such a sentence.
Judges:
Lord Justice Leggatt and Sir Iain Glidewell
Citations:
Times 04-Apr-1996
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 23 July 2022; Ref: scu.86948