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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions >> Morrison, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1343 (08 May 2019) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2019/1343.html Cite as: [2019] EWCA Crim 1343 |
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CRIMINAL DIVISION
The Strand London WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
(The Lord Burnett of Maldon)
MR JUSTICE LAVENDER
and
SIR JOHN ROYCE
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MARTYN ANTHONY MORRISON |
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THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE: I shall ask Mr Justice Lavender to give the judgment of the court.
MR JUSTICE LAVENDER:
"The principle of totality comprises two elements:
1. All courts, when sentencing for more than a single offence, should pass a total sentence which reflects all the offending behaviour before it and is just and proportionate. This is so whether the sentences are structured as concurrent or consecutive. Therefore, concurrent sentences will ordinarily be longer than a single sentence for a single offence.
2. It is usually impossible to arrive at a just and proportionate sentence for multiple offending simply by adding together notional single sentences. It is necessary to address the offending behaviour, together with the factors personal to the offender as a whole."