The defendant appealed his sentence of 16 months for two offences of possessing a false instrument with intent. The documents were passports.
Held: Such offences must now be considered as serious. Courts had previously failed properly to distinguish between the various grades of offence involved. A starting point range of 12 to 18 months was generally appropriate.
Judges:
Rose LJ, Hallett J, Dobbs J
Citations:
Times 16-Nov-2004, [2005] 2 Cr App R (S) 71
Statutes:
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Singh CACD 30-Oct-1998
Appeal against sentence for possession of false passport: ‘In our judgment, cases involving the use of false passports will almost always merit a significant period of custody. Taking account what this Court said in Ollerenshaw (23rd April 1998) . .
Not to be followed – Regina v Siliavski CACD 19-Apr-1999
Appeal against sentence of 12 months for possession of four forged Greek passports. . .
Cited – Regina v Stanca CACD 2004
Sentence for possession of false passport. . .
Approved – Regina v Cheema CACD 2002
Possession of false passport . .
Cited – Regina v Balasubramaniam CACD 2002
Sentence for possession of false passport. . .
Cited by:
Applied – Regina v Omotade CACD 1-Aug-2008
The defendant had used a false Nigerian passport to support a cheque cashing and was convicted on her admission of possession of a false identity document with intent. She appealed a sentence of 15 months imprisonment.
Held: The use for which . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.219482
