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The Court of Appeal increased Derek Johnson’s sentence after finding the original term unduly lenient for multiple sexual offences against three child victims.
The Court of Appeal granted leave in an Attorney General’s Reference over stalking sentences, but dismissed the reference, holding the conditional discharges were not unduly lenient.
Johnson, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 550 (16 April 2026)
AG’s reference over a lenient sentence for stalking in a domestic context was granted and then dismissed, with the Court clarifying that victim wishes do not determine sentence.
Wilson, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 427 (15 April 2026)
Court of Appeal declined to alter a suspended sentence for controlling or coercive behaviour, criticising the sentencing remarks but finding the sentence not unduly lenient.
Leacock & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 490 (01 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that sentences for a fraud conspiracy and linked drug offences were unduly lenient, increasing both offenders’ custodial terms.
Wheatley-Taylor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 446 (31 March 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that the sentencing judge erred in refusing to find dangerousness in a domestic abuse arson case and substituted an extended sentence.
The Court of Appeal upheld sentences for Michael, Kerry and Shannon Ives arising from the murder and cruelty of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths.
Kiernan & Ors, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 492 (19 March 2026)
Court of Appeal increased sentences for three drug conspirators, held remand time should not be deducted from suspended terms, and left other sentences unchanged.
Ives, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 417 (12 March 2026)
Court of Appeal upheld sentences for the murder and abuse of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, rejecting an Attorney General’s Reference and Shannon Ives’s sentence appeal.
Singh, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 345 (06 March 2026)
The Court of Appeal allowed an Attorney General’s reference, holding that the original sentence for a violent car attack was unduly lenient because it failed to reflect totality.
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