The court considered the effect on sentencing for road traffic cases after the increase in sentence maxima for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs, and the effect on the guidelines in Cooksley.
Held: The guidelines in Cooksley should be revisited so that where there were no aggravating circumstances: imprisonment for 12 months to two years; Intermediate culpability: two to four and a half years; Higher culpability: four and a half to seven years; Most serious culpability: seven to 14 years.
Judges:
Sir Igor Judge, President, Mr Justice Forbes and Mr Justice Royce
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Crim 3186, Times 15-Jan-2007, [2007] 2 CAR (S) 36, [2007] 2 All ER 601, [2007] 2 Cr App R (S) 36
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 285, Road Safety Act 2006
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Cooksley, Stride, Cook, Crump v Regina; Attorney General’s Reference No 152 of 2002 CACD 3-Apr-2003
JUDGMENT SUMMARY
(Not part of the judgment of the Court)
The judgment which is being handed down today relates to an Attorney General’s Reference and three appeals against sentence. The cases have been listed together to enable the Court . .
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Criminal Sentencing, Road Traffic
Updated: 08 July 2022; Ref: scu.247426
