Guilty plea discounts:  reflecting the discount by imposing a lesser type of sentence

Graeme Brown

Guilty plea discounts: reflecting the discount by imposing a lesser type of sentence

Graeme Brown^* (Corresponding Author)

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Discusses the exercise of the sentencer's discretion in McDonald (Robert) v HM Advocate (HCJ Appeal) to discount a sentence for a guilty plea by imposing a community payback order rather than a custodial sentence.
Cases cited
McDonald (Robert) v HM Advocate [2022] HCJAC 34; 2023 J.C. 14; [2022] 8 WLUK 198 (HCJ Appeal)
Gemmell (James Kelly) v HM Advocate [2011] HCJAC 129; 2012 J.C. 223; [2011] 12 WLUK 693 (HCJ)
Murray (Stephen) v HM Advocate [2013] HCJAC 3; 2013 S.C.L. 243; [2012] 12 WLUK 373 (HCJ)
Legislation cited
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.46)s.196

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Greens Criminal Law Bulletin
Volume	2022
Issue number	180
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Guilty plea discounts: reflecting the discount by imposing a lesser type of sentence

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