Justified leniency is to be commended
Regina v. Krivec (Attorney General’s Reference No. 8 of 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Judges should not refrain from imposing on a defendant the sentence considered appropriate because of apprehension that that might cause the Attorney-General to challenge it as unduly lenient. Leniency where the facts justified it was to be commended, not challenged.”
The Times, 27th April 2007
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