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The Court of Appeal allowed an application to correct a sentence after finding the earlier 3-month term had already been served and could not run concurrently.
Appeal against sentence for theft partly allowed. The High Court upheld a four-month sentence but reduced it by 27 days for lawful remand credit; 33 days of administrative detention were not credited.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence and refused to deduct 165 days of prior administrative detention from a 15-month term for working while under a deportation order.
The Court of First Instance allowed a magistracy appeal by Tanveer Hussain, rejecting a claim for prison remission credit and substituting a sentence enabling immediate release.
The High Court dismissed a magistracy appeal, holding that the Magistrate sentenced the appellant correctly and properly credited time in administrative custody.
The High Court dismissed a magistracy appeal against a 15-month sentence for using another person’s identity card, holding the sentence was consistent with established guidance.
On appeal against sentence for driving while disqualified and without insurance, the High Court quashed imprisonment and substituted 70 hours of community service.
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal out of time against a 3-year copyright sentence, but excluded 2 months of custody under s83W.
The Court of Appeal corrected a sentencing order that could not fully operate as expressed, substituting a 1-year consecutive term to reflect the judge’s intention.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a burglary appeal, upheld conviction and a 2 years 6 months sentence, and ruled that 3 months already served would not count.
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