Mears, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 515 (08 April 2025)
The aggregate sentence of 12 years' imprisonment, reflecting multiple high culpability factors and aggravating features, with full credit for early guilty plea, was entirely appropriate and not manifestly excessive.
- Citation
- [2025] EWCA Crim 515
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Applicant: Connor Mears
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 08 April 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, Sentencing Guidelines, Aggravating and Mitigating Factors, Driving Whilst Unfit Through Drugs, Driving Whilst Uninsured, Failing to Stop After Accident
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Connor Mears
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence of 12 years' imprisonment for causing death by dangerous driving was manifestly excessive
- 2 Whether the sentencing judge failed to take into account personal circumstances of the applicant
Ratio Decidendi
The aggregate sentence of 12 years' imprisonment, reflecting multiple high culpability factors and aggravating features, with full credit for early guilty plea, was entirely appropriate and not manifestly excessive.
Court Disposition
application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed
Orders
- renewed application for leave to appeal against sentence is dismissed
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