The defendants had been convicted of a serious violent assault on an old man whom they tortured and robbed. He appealed a sentence of 15 years.
Held: The sentence was correct. Burglars selected elderly victims to avoid resistance, and because they may have money. The Court hoped to protect old folk from savage, sadistic, cruel and greed attacks. The defendant had the record of a drunken itinerant rather than of a basically savage man, with one fine on a charge of malicious wounding. But whatever circumstances, whatever his record, whatever his antecedents, this sort of attack in these circumstances will receive this sort of sentence.
Judges:
Lord Lane, LCJ
Citations:
(1986) 8 Cr App R (S) 121
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Gabbidon, Bramble CACD 7-Nov-1996
The defendants appealed sentences for serious, violent robberies taking place in burglaries of domestic properties, with long lasting effects on the victims.
Held: The section had been correctly applied. The court reviewed authorities on . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.181833