Sentencing guidelines - Attempted Murder

08 March 2019

Summary of Judgment - Court increases sentence on appeal - R v Michael Loughlin

08 March 2019

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.