Given a defendant’s early guilty plea to 10 counts of indecent assault committed against his step-children, a total sentence of 13 years’ imprisonment was manifestly excessive and a total sentence of 11 years’ imprisonment was substituted.
APPROPRIATENESS OF TOTALITY OF SENTENCE CHILD SEX OFFENCES GUILTY PLEAS INDECENT ASSAULT OFFENCES COMMITTED AGAINST STEP-CHILDREN SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 TOTALITY OF SENTENCE VERY EARLY GUILTY PLEA
A total sentence of seven years’ imprisonment with an extended licence period of two years imposed on an offender following his pleas of guilty to three counts of sexual assault was manifestly excessive and was reduced to six years’ imprisonment; further, the extended licence period was not warranted.
APPROPRIATE TOTAL SENTENCE FOR THREE OFFENCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT APPROPRIATENESS OF EXTENDED LICENCE PERIOD CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 Sch.15A EXTENDED SENTENCES LICENCE PERIODS s.227(2) s.240 s.3 SENTENCING SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL OFFENCES TOTALITY OF SENTENCE
A ten-year extended sentence with a custodial period of five years was appropriate for offences relating to the sexual abuse of two young girls over a period of some five years.
ABUSE OF TWO GIRLS OVER FOUR-YEAR PERIOD CHILD SEX OFFENCES CONCURRENT SENTENCES EXTENDED SENTENCES SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING TOTALITY OF SENTENCE
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