Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 96 (Aug)
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Rose LJ, Rafferty and Grigson JJ
Representation Nicholas Lumley (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 19 August 2003

Catchwords

Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Indecent assault - Community rehabilitation order as alternative to custodial sentence - Consideration of relevant facts.

The Case

The defendant's appeal against a sentence of fifteen months' imprisonment for indecent assault was quashed and substituted by a community rehabilitation order of three years on the grounds that, in the circumstances, such an order was more appropriate than a custodial sentence since it would help the defendant get support to deal with her problems and hopefully get her reunited with her family.

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