Sentencing guidelines - Firearms/Explosives Offences

10 September 1997

Hood, Superintendent (RUC, Strabane) v Mark Lowry

11 July 1997

R v Sean Joseph Carlin

Grievous bodily harm with intent - stamping on head of victim - young offender - maximum period of detention.

03 July 1997

Practice Direction 07/1997 - Listing of Cases at Belfast Crown Court to be Heard Before County Court Judges

20 June 1997

R v Michael Blair

Conspiracy to defraud the Inland Revenue - sub-contractor's tax exemption vouchers - deterrent sentences or "clang of prison gates" principle.

16 June 1997

Practice Direction 05/1997 - Delivery of Judgments by the Chancery Judge

11 June 1997

R v Andrew William Coyle

Grievous bodily harm with intent - injured party had part of ear bitten off - sentence in cases of "biting" - "Newton" hearing of disputed facts following applicant pleading guilty on re-arraignment.

06 June 1997

R v Brian Agnew

Conspiracy to defraud, false accounting and providing false information - mortgage fraud - whether trial judge attached sufficient weight to circumstances behind motive for committing the offences - use of transactions to re-finance appellant's debt - whether should be dealt with by "clang of prison gates" sentencing principle.

23 May 1997

R v Anthony Benson

Attempted robbery and assault - "mugging" - young offender.

23 May 1997

Sekhri v Millar

23 May 1997

R v Daniel Joseph McClean

Possession of counterfeit money with intent and lawful excuse - disparity of sentence between co-accused.

15 May 1997

R v Alan Alfred Price

Application for leave to appeal against activation of suspended sentence - whether should be credit for time spent on remand before suspended sentence was handed down.

02 May 1997

R v Colm McQuilan & Joseph McCormick

Rape of German tourist - aggravating and mitigating factors - guideline cases.

18 April 1997

R v Darren Boyd

Buggery, indecent assault and gross indecency with young boy - supply of prosecution evidence to defence - objective evaluation of new material - sentencing in child sexual abuse cases.

11 April 1997

Practice Direction 03/1997 - Crown Court Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1988, Article 4

18 March 1997

R v J.M

Appeal against sentence - rape and sexual abuse of daughter - whether 16 years sentences excessive - deterrent sentences - weight to be given to mental condition of appellant.

21 February 1997

R v D Attorney General's Reference (No.5 of 1996)

Sentencing - rape and indecent assault on Daughter by father - "incestuous rape" and sexual abuse - whether sentence unduly lenient - age of offender and aggravating factors.

11 February 1997

Practice Direction 02/1997 - Conditional Consent to Decree

07 February 1997

R v John Joseph Conlon

Drugs - possession and supply of cannabis - Mitigating factors - dealing on small scale - encouragement to rehabilitation of offender.

07 February 1997

R v James Kennedy Horrocks

Indecent assault on and indecent conduct with partner's child - previous conviction for gross indecency with and indecent assault of step-children - imposition of consecutive sentences - time lapse between date of offences and prosecution.

07 February 1997

R v Joanne Conlon

Theft from employer over period of time - mother of a young child - compassion and clemency exhibited by employer - whether should be taken into account.