| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 325 (Jan) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Pill LJ, Stanley Burnton J and Judge Fawcus |
| Representation | Gregory Hoare (instructed by Geoffrey Clapp) for the offender. |
| Richard Howell (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Attorney General. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 31 January 2003 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Unduly lenient sentence - Reference by Attorney General - Aggravating and mitigating features.
The Case
A sentence of 12 months' imprisonment imposed upon an offender who pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13 was considered, on a reference by the Attorney General to the Court of Appeal, to be unduly lenient. A sentence of two years and six months' imprisonment was substituted.
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