68ADouble jeopardy not to be taken into account in prosecution appeals against sentence

68A Double jeopardy not to be taken into account in prosecution appeals against sentence

68A Double jeopardy not to be taken into account in prosecution appeals against sentence

(1) An appeal court must not—

(a) dismiss a prosecution appeal against sentence, or

(b) impose a less severe sentence on any such appeal than the court would otherwise consider appropriate,

because of any element of double jeopardy involved in the respondent being sentenced again.

(2) This section extends to an appeal under the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 and accordingly a reference in this section to an appeal court includes a reference to the Court of Criminal Appeal.

s 68A: Ins 2009 No 65, Sch 1 [1].