The defendant appealed the imposition of a consecutive sentence to follow a mandatory life sentence. He was subject to a suspended sentence when he committed the offences for which he received the life sentence, and had been given a consecutive two year sentence.
Held: It is normally appropriate to make an activated suspended sentence run consecutively, but not where the sentence to be followed was a mandatory life sentence.
Judges:
Kennedy LJ, Curtis, Forbes JJ
Citations:
Times 04-Dec-2003
Statutes:
Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 60(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Szczerba CACD 6-Feb-2002
The defendant appealed against sentence following conviction for burglary and false imprisonment. He had received sentences of 8 years and life respectively, with a determinate period of 11 years, and an earliest release of 6 years. The sentences . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 26 August 2022; Ref: scu.188608