When an offender was sentenced for historic sexual offences, he was not to be sentenced on any count to more than the maximum term available at the time of the offending. That said, sentencing had to reflect modern attitudes, and the court could take account of modern sentencing guidelines.
The court determined the correct approach to sentencing in respect of sexual offences committed many years ago but only recently brought to conviction.
Alleged offences relating to prostitution and people trafficking as specified in a European arrest warrant for which the appellant’s extradition to Lithuania was sought amounted to extradition offences by virtue of the Extradition Act 2003 s.64(3). All the conditions of s.64(3) had been met, notably as the conduct alleged in the warrant had partly occurred […]
