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.
Citations:
[1997] EWCA Crim 2297, [1998] 1 Cr App R(S) 372
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Singh CACD 30-Oct-1998
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) . .
Criticised – Regina v Osman CACD 9-Jun-1998
The Court upheld a sentence of 9 months’ imprisonment for possession of a false passport. Hadzic was followed and Takyi was criticised on the basis that photograph substitution was not a significant distinction. Takyi: ‘should be treated as confined . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.151752