Thompson, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 953 (20 July 2023)
The recorder failed to sufficiently reduce the adult guideline sentence to reflect the appellant's age at the time of the offences; the correct approach was to reduce the adult sentence to one-half to two-thirds, then apply the guilty plea discount. The appropriate discount for plea was 25 percent, not one-third, given the timing and circumstances.
- Citation
- [2023] EWCA Crim 953
- Parties
- Respondent: Rex; Appellant: Keeyan Thompson
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 July 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery, Sentencing, Youth Offenders, Dangerousness, Guilty Plea Discount
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Parties
Rex
Respondent
Keeyan Thompson
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive given the appellant's age at the time of the offences
- 2 Whether sufficient account was taken of personal mitigation
- 3 Whether the correct discount for guilty plea was applied
Ratio Decidendi
The recorder failed to sufficiently reduce the adult guideline sentence to reflect the appellant's age at the time of the offences; the correct approach was to reduce the adult sentence to one-half to two-thirds, then apply the guilty plea discount. The appropriate discount for plea was 25 percent, not one-third, given the timing and circumstances.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- All Crown Court sentences quashed
- Substituted concurrent sentences of three years' custody on all counts
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