Knight, R. v

Knight, R. v

A custodial sentence was appropriate to mark the seriousness of perverting the course of justice, but the absence of an innocent victim and the appellant's guilty plea justified reducing the sentence from 12 months to 6 months.

Parties
Prosecutor: Regina; Appellant: Mark Andrew Knight
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 January 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Perverting the Course of Justice, Sentencing, Mitigation
Criminal Law Perverting the Course of Justice Sentencing Mitigation

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Parties

Regina

Prosecutor

Mark Andrew Knight

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence of 12 months' imprisonment for perverting the course of justice was manifestly excessive given the circumstances and mitigation

Ratio Decidendi

A custodial sentence was appropriate to mark the seriousness of perverting the course of justice, but the absence of an innocent victim and the appellant's guilty plea justified reducing the sentence from 12 months to 6 months.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • The sentence of 12 months' imprisonment is quashed.
  • A term of six months' imprisonment is substituted.