There might be cases where guidance from the trial judge on myths and stereotypes in rape cases would be appropriate to benefit a defendant, but the instant case, in which the defendant was charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice after making repeated and false allegations of rape, was not one of them. […]
A sentence of six years’ imprisonment imposed following a guilty plea to an offence of assault on a child by penetration was manifestly excessive as, despite the abuse of a position of trust, the penetration had been minimal and there had been no physical harm caused to the two-year-old victim.
In the circumstances, including the fact that the appellant had over 200 previous convictions mainly for offences of being drunk and disorderly and indecent assault, an 18-month sentence for failing without reasonable excuse to notify use of a new name was not excessive. However, taking into account totality, a nine-month consecutive sentence for perverting the […]
