R v Bradley Cooke

R v Bradley Cooke

The applicant was entitled to a reduction in sentence for time spent on bail subject to Qualifying Curfew and, being under 21 at sentencing, should have received detention in a young offender institution.

Parties
Prosecution: Rex; Applicant: Bradley Cooke
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
07 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
sentence appeal allowed in part
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Firearms Offences, Young Offender Detention, Curfew Credit
Criminal Law Sentencing Firearms Offences Young Offender Detention Curfew Credit

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Parties

Rex

Prosecution

Bradley Cooke

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant was entitled to credit for time spent on bail subject to Qualifying Curfew
  2. 2 Whether the sentence should have been detention in a young offender institution instead of imprisonment

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant was entitled to a reduction in sentence for time spent on bail subject to Qualifying Curfew and, being under 21 at sentencing, should have received detention in a young offender institution.

Court Disposition

sentence appeal allowed in part

Orders

  • Concurrent sentences of five years on both counts amended to five years less 110 days on each offence
  • Sentences to be served as detention in a young offender institution