Sutton, R. v
Given the appellant's repeated failures to surrender to bail and previous lenient treatment, a 28-day custodial sentence was not manifestly excessive and was appropriate to mark the seriousness of the breach.
- Parties
- Prosecutor: Regina; Appellant: Shaun Sutton
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 12 June 2006
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Failure to Surrender to Bail, Sentencing, Bail Act Offences
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Parties
Regina
Prosecutor
Shaun Sutton
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence of 28 days' imprisonment for failure to surrender to bail was manifestly excessive
Ratio Decidendi
Given the appellant's repeated failures to surrender to bail and previous lenient treatment, a 28-day custodial sentence was not manifestly excessive and was appropriate to mark the seriousness of the breach.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Sentence of 28 days' imprisonment upheld
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