The court considered a defendant who appeared for a further offence within a short tme of having a Drug Treatment and Testing Order imposed: ‘It is well-known that a high proportion of criminal offences against people and property are committed in order to provide funds to feed the drug habit of the perpetrator. If there were fewer drug addicts, it is likely that there would be fewer criminal offences. Accordingly, in our judgment, judges should be alert to pass sentences which have a realistic prospect of reducing drug addiction whenever it is possible sensibly to do so.’
Citations:
[2002] EWCA Crim 535, [2002] 2 Cr App R(S) 95
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Belli CACD 20-Oct-2003
The defendant, a drug addict, had been arrested and released on bail for a series of offences. He appealed against a sentence of two years and nine months. The court rejected a suggestion that he might be made the subject of a Drug Treatment and . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 20 November 2022; Ref: scu.187011