R v Ladbrook (Christopher)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Sentence — Defendant pleading guilty to sending malicious communications — No relevant offence-specific guideline on sentence — Relevance of other guidelines — Assessment of seriousness by consideration of culpability and harm — Level of reduction of sentence for guilty pleas — General observations — Malicious Communications Act 1988 (c 27), s 1

[2022] EWCA Crim 113; [2022] 4 WLR 28; [2022] WLR(D) 67, CA