The court considered the practice of prosecuting for indecent assault rather than unlawful sexual intercourse because of the higher sentence available.
Citations:
(1992) 14 Cr App R(S) 726
Statutes:
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Cited – Regina v J HL 14-Oct-2004
The defendant was to have been accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16. Proceedings could not be brought, because the allegation was more than a year old, and he was instead accused of indecent assault, but on the same . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.216526