Placide, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 1636 (13 December 2023)
The sentence was not manifestly excessive or wrong in principle; the judge correctly applied the Sentencing Guidelines and statutory test for dangerousness, and the overall sentence was proportionate to the seriousness of the offending.
- Citation
- [2023] EWCA Crim 1636
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Applicant: Jean-Claude Placide
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 13 December 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Application for Extension of Time to Renew Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- application refused
- Legal Topics
- Rape, False Imprisonment, Controlling or Coercive Behaviour, Sentencing, Extended Determinate Sentence, Dangerousness, Manifestly Excessive Sentence
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Jean-Claude Placide
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Application for Extension of Time to Renew Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive or wrong in principle
- 2 Whether the judge erred in categorising the offences under the Sentencing Guidelines
- 3 Whether an extended determinate sentence was appropriate
Ratio Decidendi
The sentence was not manifestly excessive or wrong in principle; the judge correctly applied the Sentencing Guidelines and statutory test for dangerousness, and the overall sentence was proportionate to the seriousness of the offending.
Court Disposition
application refused
Orders
- Refusal to extend time to renew application for leave to appeal against sentence
- Leave to appeal refused
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