The court considered disparities between sentencing of different defendants in the same case: ‘If there be honour among thieves and armed robbers, let him who has been properly and severely sentenced rejoice in the good fortune of his companion who has received a lenient sentence. Let him not complain that he himself has received a proper sentence.’
Judges:
Griffiths LJ
Citations:
(1981) 3 Cr App R(S) 80
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – O’Brien and others v Independent Assessor HL 14-Mar-2007
The claimants had been wrongly imprisoned for a murder they did not commit. The assessor had deducted from their compensation a sum to represent the living costs they would have incurred if living freely. They also appealed differences from a . .
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Crime
Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.250036
