Regina v St Helen’s Justices Ex Parte Jones; Regina v Ealing Justices Ex Parte Saleem; etc: QBD 15 Dec 1998

Where orders for committal for non-payment of fines were defective because the Magistrates had failed for example to have considered alternatives, a divisional court did not have power to re-sentence but only to remit the case back to the magistrates.

Citations:

Times 15-Dec-1998

Statutes:

Supreme Court Act 1981 43(3)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Sentencing

Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85569