Dreptul pedepselor
Ghiduri de pedepsire, pedepse custodiale și comunitare, factori agravanți și atenuanți.
Introducere
Dreptul pedepselor stabilește sancțiunile pe care instanțele le pot impune după condamnare.
Principii fundamentale
Purposes of Sentencing — Punishment, deterrence, rehabilitation, public protection, and reparation (s.57 SA 2020).
Sentencing Guidelines — Courts must follow Sentencing Council guidelines unless contrary to the interests of justice.
Custody Threshold — Custody only if the offence is so serious that neither a fine nor community sentence is justified.
Guilty Plea Reduction — Up to one-third for a guilty plea at the first reasonable opportunity.
Aggravating Factors — Previous convictions, offending on bail, hostility based on protected characteristics.
Mandatory Life Sentence — For murder, the judge sets the minimum term.
Statute cheie
Sentencing Act 2020
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Scenarii comune
First-time offender pleads guilty to ABH
Sentencing Council guideline sets starting point by harm and culpability. Up to one-third reduction for early plea. Likely community order or suspended sentence.