In order properly to assess the seriousness of an offence, for the purposes of determining whether it qualifies for a sentence of life imprisonment, it is necessary to look not only at what happened but at what might have happened and what was likely to happen.
Citations:
(1988) 86 Cr App R 313
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Willoughby CACD 5-Nov-1998
Appeal against conviction dismissed. Appeal against sentence for offences of false imprisonment, indecent assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The sentences were life imprisonment for the offence of false imprisonment, with . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.220560