A victim surcharge order imposed against the appellant was unlawful as his offences had been committed prior to October 1, 2012, when an order could only be imposed if the defendant was sentenced to a fine, which was not the case with the appellant.
A victim surcharge order imposed against the appellant was unlawful as his offences had been committed prior to October 1, 2012, when an order could only be imposed if the defendant was sentenced to a fine, which was not the case with the appellant.
2012 CHANGE OF NAME CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FINES FRAUD NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OFFENCES COMMITTED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1 SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.91 UNLAWFUL ORDER UNLAWFUL SENTENCES VICTIMS SURCHARGE
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 course of justice was excessive.
CHANGE OF NAME FAILURE TO NOTIFY USE OF NEW NAME MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE s.91(1) SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEX OFFENDERS REGISTER TOTALITY OF SENTENCES WITHHOLDING INFORMATION
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