R v Steven Paul Craig
The sentencing judge was correct to treat the date of the offence as the date of death, apply the current sentencing regime, set a 30-year starting point due to the particularly high seriousness of the offence, and consider all aggravating and mitigating factors afresh. The minimum term imposed was not manifestly excessive.
- Parties
- Appellant: Steven Paul Craig; Respondent: Rex
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 11 September 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Sentencing, Minimum Term, Domestic Abuse, Aggravating and Mitigating Factors, Transitional Provisions, Article 7 ECHR
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Parties
Steven Paul Craig
Appellant
Rex
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentencing judge erred in applying Schedule 21 of the Sentencing Code by treating the date of the offence as the date of death rather than the date of the causative act
- 2 Whether the starting point for the minimum term was set too high
- 3 Whether aggravating factors were double-counted in increasing the minimum term
Ratio Decidendi
The sentencing judge was correct to treat the date of the offence as the date of death, apply the current sentencing regime, set a 30-year starting point due to the particularly high seriousness of the offence, and consider all aggravating and mitigating factors afresh. The minimum term imposed was not manifestly excessive.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- The appeal against sentence is dismissed.
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