Sentencing Guidelines - Attempted Murder
2 judgments
Summary of Judgment - Court increases sentence on appeal - R v Michael Loughlin
Summary of Judgment - Court increases sentence on appeal - R v Michael Loughlin
Morgan LCJ
R v Loughlin (Michael) (DPP Reference No 5 2018)
Reference by DPP under s. 36 Criminal Justice Act 1988 – whether sentence for attempted murder unduly lenient - appropriate sentencing range for offence of attempted murder - adherence to statutory test in considering imposition of suspended sentences - need for care in assessment of dangerousness - original sentence unduly lenient and substituted – appeal allowed.
[2019] NICA 10
Morgan LCJ