Where a sentence meant that a defendant would not expect to be released until after his eightieth birthday, it was proper to make allowance for his age when passing sentence. The offences were serious indecent assaults in gross breach of trust against young girls, and were relatively recent, but nevertheless, the sentencing judge should have made some allowance for the fact that the defendant was 75 at the time of sentence. In this case a sentence of eight years would be substituted for one of twelve years.
Citations:
Times 26-Oct-2000
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85602