A defendant indicating guilt at the plea before venue hearing was entitled to greater discount for that guilty plea than a defendant entering plea at the pre trial review at Crown Court. Crown Courts are to reduce sentencing discounts accordingly.
Citations:
Times 09-Apr-1998, (1998) 2 Cr App R (S) 449, 450, [1998] EWCA Crim 1126
Statutes:
Magistrates Courts Act 1980 17A 17B 17C
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Approved – Regina v Barber CACD 24-Oct-2001
It is vital that those who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity should be given appropriate credit. For an offence triable only on indictment, that opportunity would not arise until the Crown Court, but the discount should then be as much as a . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.154000
