A sentence of imprisonment for public protection with a notional determinate sentence of 16 years’ imprisonment for rape, sexual assault and robbery, reduced to 12 years’ after credit for a guilty plea, was not manifestly excessive. The notional determinate sentence had been made to reflect all three offences, and there were significant aggravating factors which […]
An application for a writ of habeas corpus by a prisoner who had been sentenced to imprisonment for public protection when his offence pre-dated the coming into force of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 failed. The sentencing judge had had competent jurisdiction to direct both imprisonment and a minimum term. Her order could not, therefore, […]
A judge had not erred in imposing a sentence of imprisonment for public protection on an offender following his guilty pleas to a number of sexual assaults of children under 13. The imposition of an extended sentence, coupled with a sexual offences prevention order, would not have enabled an assessment to be made before release […]
A sentence of imprisonment for public protection, which had been unlawfully imposed following an offender’s guilty pleas to two offences of indecent assault committed before the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Pt 12 s.225 came into force, was quashed and replaced by an extended sentence.
The imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for public protection with a minimum term of four-and-a-half years following an offender’s conviction for rape and kidnapping could not be faulted, notwithstanding the judge’s failure to set out her reasons for rejecting an extended sentence in her sentencing remarks. An extended sentence had undoubtedly been discussed at […]
Although imprisonment for public protection was a sentence of last resort, it was appropriate where there was nothing to say that the risk posed by a dangerous defendant would be significantly reduced by the time of the projected release date from a determinate or extended sentence.
An indeterminate sentence was quashed and replaced with an extended sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment, comprising a custodial term of seven-and-a-half years and an extended licence period of four-and-a-half years, following an offender’s conviction for rape. A pre-sentence report had detailed a significant change in the offender’s attitude towards the offence, in particular an acknowledgment […]
A judge could not be criticised for making a finding of dangerousness in respect of a man of previous good character who had repeatedly raped his wife. Imprisonment for public protection with a minimum term of eight years was not excessive. The fact that the offender had been brought up in Pakistan to believe that […]
The court set aside a sentence of imprisonment for public protection imposed on an offender who had been convicted of raping his two stepdaughters over a number of years. Although the offender was dangerous and posed a high risk of harm, the public could adequately be protected by the imposition of a 20-year extended sentence.
A sentence of imprisonment for public protection with a minimum term of two years was appropriate in the case of an adult male who had pleaded guilty to attempting to foster an inappropriate relationship with an 11-year-old girl over internet.
