RTC, R v

RTC, R v

The sentence was unduly lenient given the extreme aggravating features: marital rape involving anal and vaginal penetration, humiliation, physical pain, and deliberate use of sexual violence as a weapon to dominate and degrade. The appropriate sentence is ten years' imprisonment.

Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent/offender: R T C
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 January 2009
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal (attorney General's Reference) / Sentence Review Under Section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
Outcome
Sentence increased on Attorney General's Reference; original sentence quashed and replaced.
Legal Topics
Rape, Sentencing, Attorney General's Reference, Unduly Lenient Sentence
Criminal Law Rape Sentencing Attorney General's Reference Unduly Lenient Sentence

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

R T C

Respondent/offender

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal (attorney General's Reference) / Sentence Review Under Section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence imposed for rape was unduly lenient
  2. 2 Appropriate sentence for aggravated marital rape

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence was unduly lenient given the extreme aggravating features: marital rape involving anal and vaginal penetration, humiliation, physical pain, and deliberate use of sexual violence as a weapon to dominate and degrade. The appropriate sentence is ten years' imprisonment.

Court Disposition

Sentence increased on Attorney General's Reference; original sentence quashed and replaced.

Orders

  • Original sentence quashed
  • Offender sentenced to ten years' imprisonment