Bone, Appeal Of
Bone, Appeal Of [2019] SHCA 2 (17 January 2019)
There was no justification for departing from the sentencing guidelines for England and Wales in the absence of specified local circumstances. The aggravating features justified a starting point at the top of the guideline bracket, but the sentence imposed by the Chief Justice exceeded what was appropriate. The correct starting point was 7 years, reduced by one third for the early guilty plea, resulting in 56 months for assault with intent to rob, plus 6 months consecutive for using a false instrument, totaling 62 months.
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- Sentencing
- Assault with intent to rob
- Use of false instrument
- Application of sentencing guidelines