Appeal against sentence for possession of false passport: ‘In our judgment, cases involving the use of false passports will almost always merit a significant period of custody. Taking account what this Court said in Ollerenshaw (23rd April 1998) this will usually be within the range of six to nine months, even on a guilty plea by a person of good character.’
Citations:
[1998] EWCA Crim 3067
Statutes:
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 3
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Takyi CACD 3-Oct-1997
The Court reduced from 9 to 3 months’ imprisonment the sentence passed, following a plea of guilty, on a man who used someone else’s passport, having surrendered his own to the Home Office. . .
Cited by:
Cited – 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: 03 July 2022; Ref: scu.155941