R v Kidd, Canavan, and Shaw

Counsel

Rex Tedd QC, Paul Mann, Stuart Driver, John Warren QC, Shaun Smith, Victor Temple QC, Simon Laws

Court

Court of Appeal, Criminal Division

Judge

Lord Bingham CJ, Rose LJ, Jowitt J

Summary

Appropriate tariff when proceedings brought on specimen counts.

Decision

D can only be sentenced in respect of offences admitted or proved against him. In particular, the court cannot base the tariff on offences which do not form part of the prosecution. Prosecutors should include more counts on the indictment.