R v C

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2003] All ER (D) 32 (Jan)
Court:	Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:	Potter LJ, McKay J and Judge Mellor
Representation	David Lamb (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates:	14 January 2003

Catchwords

Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Consecutive sentences - Totality.

The Case

A total sentence of 12 years and six months' imprisonment imposed upon a defendant who pleaded guilty to five offences of incest was considered, on appeal, to be manifestly excessive. A total sentence of seven years' imprisonment was substituted.

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