Each defendant appealed convictions for shoplifting (theft).
Held: The court gave guidelines for sentencing of adult individual shoplifters. Shoplifting is a classic offence where custody should be a sentence of last resort. Older cases must be looked at in the light of the later reduction in the maximum penalty for theft.
Judges:
Rose LJ, Douglas Brown J, Mackay J
Citations:
Times 23-Dec-2004
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Not to be followed – Regina v Roth CACD 1980
Sentencing for theft . .
Not to be followed – Regina v Keogh CACD 1994
Sentencing for shoplifting . .
Not to be followed – Regina v Macleod CACD 1981
Sentencing for shoplifting. . .
Distinguished – Regina v Oakley CACD 1979
Sentencing for shoplifters. . .
Cited – Regina v Goldrick CACD 1988
Sentencing for minor theft . .
Cited – Regina v Mariconda CACD 1988
Sentencing for theft with aggravating features justifying immediate custody . .
Cited – Regina v Moss CACD 1986
. .
Cited – Regina v Howells, etc CACD 30-Jul-1998
The threshold criterion for imprisonment that ‘so serious that only custodial sentence justified’ was not best described in terms of view of ‘right thinking members of the public’ but rather the court should look to the need to protect the public . .
Not to be followed – Regina v Reeves CACD 1988
. .
Cited – Attorney-General’s Reference (No 64 of 2003) CACD 20-Nov-2003
The attorney general sought re-assessment of the defendant’s sentence of a Drug treatment and testing order.
Held: When considering a Drug Treatment and Testing Order, the court should consider: the realistic possibility that such orders may . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.221699
