The court determined the correct approach to sentencing in respect of sexual offences committed many years ago but only recently brought to conviction.
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The court determined the correct approach to sentencing in respect of sexual offences committed many years ago but only recently brought to conviction.
APPROACH TO SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES COMMITTED MANY YEARS AGO BUT ONLY RECENTLY BROUGHT TO CONVICTION art.7(1) DATE OF OFFENCE DELAY EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1950 art.7 HUMAN RIGHTS RETROSPECTIVE PENALTIES SENTENCING SENTENCING GUIDELINES SENTENCING POWERS SEXUAL OFFENCES
Convictions on charges of rape and living on prostitution brought under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were quashed where the indictment had alleged that the offences had occurred between dates straddling the entry into force of the Act, and there was no evidence to show under which statutory regime the offences had fallen.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 s.225 CRIMINAL LAW CROWN UNABLE TO PROVE WHETHER OFFENCES COMMITTED BEFORE OR AFTER ENTRY INTO FORCE OF SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 DATE OF OFFENCE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION s.113 SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 SUPPLY OF DRUGS TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION ACT 2006 s.55
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