Pitman, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 116 (28 January 2025)
Given the appellant's extensive record for serious violence, the persistent and planned nature of the assault, the high and unpredictable risk to the public, and the lack of engagement with interventions, the judge was entitled to impose a discretionary life sentence as the only means of adequately protecting the public.
- Citation
- [2025] EWCA Crim 116
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Appellant: Stuart Pitman
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 28 January 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Dangerous Offenders, Life Imprisonment, Extended Sentences, Grievous Bodily Harm
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Stuart Pitman
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the imposition of a discretionary life sentence was necessary and proportionate for the offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intent
- 2 Whether sufficient consideration was given to the alternative of an extended sentence
- 3 Whether the judge properly categorised the offence under the sentencing guidelines
Ratio Decidendi
Given the appellant's extensive record for serious violence, the persistent and planned nature of the assault, the high and unpredictable risk to the public, and the lack of engagement with interventions, the judge was entitled to impose a discretionary life sentence as the only means of adequately protecting the public.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Court extract to be corrected to reflect sentence under section 285 of the Sentencing Act 2000
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