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Regina v Kolawole: CACD 11 Nov 2004

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:

CitedRegina 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 followedRegina v Siliavski CACD 19-Apr-1999
Appeal against sentence of 12 months for possession of four forged Greek passports. . .
CitedRegina v Stanca CACD 2004
Sentence for possession of false passport. . .
ApprovedRegina v Cheema CACD 2002
Possession of false passport . .
CitedRegina v Balasubramaniam CACD 2002
Sentence for possession of false passport. . .

Cited by:

AppliedRegina 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.

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Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.219482

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