Sentencing: Appeals
(asked on 10th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what the reason was for withdrawing each case following an application to the Court of Appeal for a review of an unduly lenient sentence in each of the last 10 years; and what the offence committed in each case was.
The information requested is detailed below.
2014
Offence | Reason |
Conspiracy to defraud; converting criminal property; entering into an arrangement to facilitate the acquisition of criminal property. | Offender fully complying with the terms of the suspended sentence order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
Attempted arson | Offender deported before ULS hearing |
Attempted robbery; possessing a prohibited firearm | Offender fully complying with the terms of the suspended sentence order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
2013
Offence | Reason |
Manslaughter; conspiracy to rob | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Arson with intent to endanger life. | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Conspiracy to rob; conspiracy to kidnap; Conspiracy to possess an imitation firearm; Conspiracy to commit false imprisonment; Conspiracy to blackmail | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Child cruelty | Review of additional material – not in the public interest to proceed. |
Child cruelty | As above |
Robbery | Offender fully complying with the terms of the suspended sentence order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
Robbery | Offender fully complying with the terms of the suspended sentence order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
Robbery | Offender fully complying with the terms of the suspended sentence order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
Robbery | Suspended sentence order activated before the ULS hearing. |
2012
Offence | Reason |
Incest and indecency with a child | Offender fully complying with the terms of the suspended sentence order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
Possession of a prohibited firearm; breach of restraining order; criminal damage | Successful appeal against conviction. |
Indecent assault of a child under 13 years old; indecent assault of a male. | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Wounding with intent | Sentence amended before ULS hearing. |
Indecent assault on a male under the age of 16 | Review of additional material – not in the public interest to proceed. |
Indecent assault | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
2011
Offence | Reason |
Conspiracy to defraud | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Robbery and aggravated vehicle taking | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Manslaughter | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Wounding with intent | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
2010
Offence | Reason |
Possessing a controlled drug of Class A with intent; Possessing criminal property; Converting criminal property | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Conspiracy to damage property being reckless as to whether life is endangered | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Conspiracy to damage property being reckless as to whether life is endangered | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Conspiracy to damage property being reckless as to whether life is endangered | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Conspiracy to supply drugs | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Conspiracy to supply drugs | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Harbouring, concealing, carrying or dealing with goods contrary to section 170 (1) (b) of customs and excise management act 1979 | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased |
Robbery & handling stolen goods | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Possessing Class A drug with intent to supply & supply of Class A drug | Offender fully complying with the terms of Community Order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
Burglary | Offender sentenced to a custodial sentence for breaching Community Order. New sentence not unduly lenient. |
Perverting the course of justice | Offender fully complying with the terms of Community Order. Not in the public interest to proceed. |
assault by penetration & sexual assault | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
2009
Offence | Reason |
Robbery | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Manslaughter | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity; Sexual assault of a child under 13; Rape of a child under 13 | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (Cocaine) and Production of Class C (Cannabis) | Offender sentenced to a custodial sentence after breaching Community Order. New sentence not unduly lenient. |
Possession of Cocaine with intent to supply; Cultivating Cannabis; Abstracting electricity | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
Robbery & Possessing an imitation firearm | Review of additional material – sentence would not be increased. |
This information for 2005-2008 is not collated centrally and obtaining it would require my office to manually consider each file over this 4 year period which would incur a disproportionate cost.