R v Edwin Hawe
The applicant had already served a period of custody equivalent to or exceeding the appropriate punishment for the offences, and imposing a further community order would expose him to additional punishment. The correct approach was to revoke the community order and substitute a reduced order reflecting prior punishment.
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Applicant: Edwin Hawe
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 12 March 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal allowed in part
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Domestic Abuse, Community Orders, Remand Credit
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Edwin Hawe
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentencing judge failed to account for time served on remand when imposing a community order
- 2 Whether the total sentence was manifestly excessive or wrong in principle
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant had already served a period of custody equivalent to or exceeding the appropriate punishment for the offences, and imposing a further community order would expose him to additional punishment. The correct approach was to revoke the community order and substitute a reduced order reflecting prior punishment.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed in part
Orders
- Original community order revoked
- Substituted with a 15-month community order including up to 15 days rehabilitation activity and 120 hours unpaid work
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