Ansere, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1226 (29 August 2024)
Immediate custody was justified due to the seriousness of the current and previous dangerous driving offences, poor compliance with court orders, and insufficient mitigation or rehabilitation prospects; the Recorder's decision was not erroneous.
- Citation
- [2024] EWCA Crim 1226
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Appellant: Mavis Ansere
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 29 August 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Dangerous Driving, Sentencing, Suspension of Custodial Sentence, Compliance With Court Orders
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Mavis Ansere
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the custodial sentence for dangerous driving should have been suspended
- 2 Whether the appellant's personal mitigation and rehabilitation prospects justified suspension
- 3 Whether the Recorder properly considered the Imposition Guideline factors
Ratio Decidendi
Immediate custody was justified due to the seriousness of the current and previous dangerous driving offences, poor compliance with court orders, and insufficient mitigation or rehabilitation prospects; the Recorder's decision was not erroneous.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Immediate custodial sentence of nine months upheld
- Driving disqualification for three years four and a half months, extended until an extended re-test is passed
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