Shingleton, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 557 (02 April 2025)

Shingleton, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 557 (02 April 2025)

The sentence of 4 months' imprisonment for disobedience to lawful command, concurrent inter se but consecutive to the 28-month sentence for sexual assault, was neither manifestly excessive nor wrong in principle, given the high culpability, harm, and aggravating factors present.

Citation
[2025] EWCA Crim 557
Parties
Prosecutor: Rex; Appellant: Paul Thomas Shingleton
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 April 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Sexual Assault, Disobedience to Lawful Command, Sentencing, Military Discipline
Criminal Law Military Law Sexual Assault Disobedience to Lawful Command Sentencing Military Discipline

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Parties

Rex

Prosecutor

Paul Thomas Shingleton

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence of 4 months' imprisonment for disobedience to lawful command was manifestly excessive or wrong in principle
  2. 2 Whether service detention should have been imposed instead of imprisonment for disciplinary offences after medical discharge

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence of 4 months' imprisonment for disobedience to lawful command, concurrent inter se but consecutive to the 28-month sentence for sexual assault, was neither manifestly excessive nor wrong in principle, given the high culpability, harm, and aggravating factors present.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal against sentence dismissed.