| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 132 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWCA Crim 395 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Aikens LJ, Irwin J and Judge Roberts QC (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Beth O'Reilly (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 11 February 2011 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Dangerous offenders - Custodial sentence - Imprisonment for public protection - Defendant pleading guilty to rape of ex-girlfriend - Defendant being sentenced to imprisonment for public protection - Whether judge erring in assessment of significant risk - Whether extended sentence appropriate.
The Case
Sentence Dangerous offenders. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, allowed the defendant's appeal against the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for public protection, notwithstanding that the defendant, who had violently raped his ex-girlfriend, passed the criteria for dangerousness under s225 of the . The appropriate sentence in all the circumstances was an extended sentence.
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