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 the passport was intended was relevant when sentencing. Here the defendant was obtaining only something to which she was entitled, and the case was at or below the lowest end of the relevant sentence guides. 10 months was appropriate.
Judges:
Lord Justice Toulson, Mr Justice Davis and Judge Bevan, QC
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – 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 . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 29 August 2022; Ref: scu.276515