Sentencing armed robbery - the decision in Fleming v HM Advocate

Graeme Brown

Sentencing armed robbery - the decision in Fleming v HM Advocate

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Abstract

Analyses Fleming (Richard) v HM Advocate (HCJ Appeal) on whether a 15-year sentence with a three-year extension period for assault and robbery of high value items of jewellery was excessive, and whether theft charges should have been discounted to reflect a guilty plea.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-7
Journal	Greens Criminal Law Bulletin
Issue number	159
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

Assault
Extension periods
guilty pleas
proportionality
reduction of sentence
robbery
Scotland
Sentence length
sentencing
Theft
Weapons

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Sentencing armed robbery - the decision in Fleming v HM Advocate

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