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ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REFERENCE (NO. 51 OF 2001) SUB NOM R V C (2001)

PUBLISHED July 9, 2001
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[2001] EWCA Crim 1635

A sentence of five years' imprisonment for an offence of rape, where the rape of a young Muslim girl had affected her marriage prospects and her position in the community, was unduly lenient. The sentence was quashed and substituted with a term of eight years.

CA (Crim Div) (Mantell LJ, Rougier J, Grigson J, Morrison J)

09/07/2001

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