Baker & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 274 (07 February 2008)

Baker & Anor, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 274 (07 February 2008)

Sentences for keeping a brothel used for prostitution should reflect the absence of coercion or corruption, the unsophisticated and small-scale nature of the operation, and guilty pleas; manifestly excessive sentences must be reduced accordingly.

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Citation
[2008] EWCA Crim 274
Parties
Prosecution: Regina; Appellant: Kenneth Baker; Appellant: John Ivor Griffiths
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
07 February 2008
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed; sentences reduced
Legal Topics
Keeping a Brothel, Sentencing Guidelines, Prostitution Offences
Criminal Law Keeping a Brothel Sentencing Guidelines Prostitution Offences

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Parties

Regina

Prosecution

Kenneth Baker

Appellant

John Ivor Griffiths

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentences imposed for keeping a brothel used for prostitution were manifestly excessive given the facts of the case.

Ratio Decidendi

Sentences for keeping a brothel used for prostitution should reflect the absence of coercion or corruption, the unsophisticated and small-scale nature of the operation, and guilty pleas; manifestly excessive sentences must be reduced accordingly.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed; sentences reduced

Orders

  • Baker: sentences quashed and replaced with concurrent sentences of nine months' imprisonment
  • Griffiths: sentences substituted with four months on count 1 and five months on count 2, concurrent