Coates, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1676 (19 December 2025)
The sentence of 4 years and 16 weeks' imprisonment was not manifestly excessive given the multiplicity of culpability and harm factors, the deliberate attack on the integrity of the civil justice system, and the need to reflect but not duplicate the civil contempt sentence. The Recorder properly applied the...
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- Citation
- [2025] EWCA Crim 1676
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Appellant: Mark Gary Coates
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 19 December 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Criminal Damage, Double Jeopardy/double Counting, Civil Contempt, Aggravating and Mitigating Factors
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Mark Gary Coates
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed for criminal damage was manifestly excessive
- 2 Whether proper account was taken of the prior civil contempt sentence for related conduct
- 3 Appropriate application of Sentencing Council Guidelines for criminal damage
Ratio Decidendi
The sentence of 4 years and 16 weeks' imprisonment was not manifestly excessive given the multiplicity of culpability and harm factors, the deliberate attack on the integrity of the civil justice system, and the need to reflect but not duplicate the civil contempt sentence. The Recorder properly applied the guidelines and accounted for the prior civil sentence.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
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