Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2006] All ER (D) 85 (Aug)
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Gage LJ, Dobbs J, and Judge Mettyear
Representation Hugh Vass (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
  Suzanne Walker (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the prosecution.
Judgment Dates: 16 August 2006

Catchwords

Sentence - Sexual offences against a child - Duration of sentence - Absence of aggravating features - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.

The Case

The defendant's appeal was allowed against a sentence of three years' imprisonment on three counts of having sexual intercourse with a child in circumstances where looking at the case overall, despite the seriousness of the offences, the sentence of three years' imprisonment was too high. Accordingly, that sentence would be quashed and replaced by a sentence of two and a half years' imprisonment, less the 104 days spent in custody on remand.

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