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ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REFERENCE (NO 37, 38, 44, 54, 51, 53, 35, 40, 43, 45, 41 & 42 OF 2003) SUB NOM REFERENCES BY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL UNDER S.36 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 (2003)

PUBLISHED October 23, 2003
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[2003] EWCA Crim 2973

The Court of Appeal gave sentencing guidelines for sexual offences. Eleven out of the twelve cases referred by the Attorney-General were held to be unduly lenient and accordingly those sentences were increased.

CA (Crim Div) (Kay LJ, Poole J, Treacy J)

23/10/2003

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