An appeal against convictions on 12 counts of sexual assault by penetration, four counts of rape and a count of unlawful wounding was dismissed where a judge had been correct not to treat as evidence the offender’s admissions made in a written statement and police interview as the prosecution had only relied on them to a very limited extent.
ADMISSIONS CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURY DIRECTIONS NATURE OF MIXED STATEMENTS POLICE INTERVIEWS SEXUAL OFFENCES SUMMING UP WHETHER NEED FOR WARNING EVIDENCE NOT GIVEN ON OATH
A sentence of nine months’ imprisonment suspended for two years with a two year residence requirement imposed on an offender following his pleas of guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a child family member was unduly lenient but was not altered as there were sufficient exceptional circumstances.
ADMISSIONS BASIS OF PLEA CHILD SEX OFFENCES FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS LAWFULNESS OF SHORT SUSPENDED SENTENCE s.2(5) SENTENCING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILD FAMILY MEMBERS SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.104 UNDUE LENIENCY
Section 58 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 did not have retrospective effect; therefore licence periods could not extended under that provision for offences which occurred before 30 September 1998.
ADMISSIONS CHARACTER CONTRACEPTIVE PILL CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS-EXAMINATION DEFENCE COUNSEL TACTICS EARLIER COMPLAINT EXTENDED LICENCE PERIOD FAILURE TO SEEK LEAVE TO QUESTION RAPE VICTIM ON SEXUAL HISTORY JURY DIRECTIONS JURY DIRECTIONS ON RECENT COMPLAINT MEDICAL EVIDENCE RAPE S.58 CRIME AND DISORDER ACT 1998 SENTENCING SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR SEXUAL EXPERIENCE SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1976 VICTIMS
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