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Terrorist offences - conspiracy to murder, possession of firearms with intent and false imprisonment - court should decide appropriate sentence without reference to questions of remission or parole - deterrent sentences for terrorist offences.
R V Glennon & Others 030395 MacDermott LJ
Infliction of grievous bodily harm - deliberate kicking about the head while victim lay on the ground.
R v Wright & Hall 100694 Carswell LJ
Disparity - principles to be applied - appellant convicted of several counts of burglary after admitting offences some of which had been committed with associate - appellant receiving same sentence as associate even though committing less crimes and stealing less property - whether disparity grounds for reduction of appellant's sentence and whether unfair to appellant.
[1994] NIJB 31 Carswell LJ
Terrorist offences - conspiracy to murder and cause explosion - deterrent sentences - whether account should be taken for time spent in prison on previous charges.
R v Magee & O'Hagan 171293 Hutton LCJ
Thirty month imprisonment for offence of burglary - whether excessive or wrong in principle - activation of suspended sentence.
[1993] 7 NIJB 78 Hutton LCJ
Thirty month imprisonment for offence of burglary - elderly victim - suspended sentence - exceptional mitigating circumstances - whether unduly lenient.
[1993] 5 NIJB 71 Hutton LCJ
Sentencing - Wounding with intent - Sentence of 6 months' imprisonment and payment of £500 compensation - Whether unduly lenient - whether court should exercise discretion not to increase sentence where unduly lenient when term of imprisonment already served.
[1993] NI38 Hutton LCJ
Burglary - offences committed while appellant on bail for another offence - totality of consecutive sentences - disparity between co-accused in respect of the number and quality of their previous convictions - discount for plea of guilty when appellant caught red handed.
R v Rowden & Toal 050293 Hutton LCJ
Defendants assaulted police officers in an effort to escape after committing burglary - distinction between attempt to resist arrest and intent to inflict grievous bodily harm - concurrent and consecutive sentence - whether sentence for initial offence should be fixed independently of assault - whether sentence unduly lenient.
[1991] 9 NIJB 72 Hutton LCJ
Making property available for use in connection with terrorism - whether sentence of 10 years manifestly excessive - weight given to the physical condition and personal history of the appellant.
[1991] 9 NIJB 38 Hutton LCJ
Suspended sentence - activation - factors to be taken into account by Court - whether sentence should be activated in its entirety.
R v Gouldie 081191 Hutton LCJ
Robbery of bank with imitation firearm - exceptional personal circumstance of appellant based on fact - ex police officer who had been subject to two terrorist attacks and had turned to alcohol.
R v Houston 041091 Hutton LCJ
Attempted murder - booby-trap bomb - appellant's good record and background - whether 22 years imprisonment manifestly excessive.
[1991] 4 NIJB 70 Hutton LCJ
Unduly lenient sentencing - wounding with intent - "glassing".
AG Ref No 1 of 1990 Hutton LCJ
Sentencing - Infliction of grievous bodily harm on six week old child - Guidelines on range of sentence to be imposed - Whether sentence of 4 years manifestly excessive - Offences against The Person Act 1861, 18, 20.
[1990] N1287 Hutton LCJ
Suspended sentence - offence committed towards end of operational period of two suspended sentences to which appellant subject to - whether account should be taken of proximity to end of suspended sentence.
R v McGrath 120190 Hutton LCJ
Release on licence - subsequent offence - licence revoked and prisoner ordered to be returned to prison - poor record of appellant and tragic background and history.
R v England 081289 Hutton LCJ
Release on licence - subsequent offence - licence revoked and prisoner ordered to be returned to prison - appeal - principles to be applied.
R v Ferguson 130589 Lowry LCJ
Unlawful carnal knowledge - consecutive sentences - three offences against the same victim within relatively short time - whether sentences to consecutive or concurrent.
R v Magill 100389 Hutton LCJ
Armed robbery - disparity of sentence - co-accused treated leniently - whether ground for reducing accused's sentence - observations on sentencing.
[1984] 13 NJB Gibson LJ