Barrett, Jerome

Jerome Barrett was convicted at York Crown Court in August 2005 of robbery. He received a DPP with a minimum tariff of 2 years, less time spent on remand.

He was 15 at the time of sentencing. At the time of referral, he remained subject to that sentence in custody. Leave to appeal was refused by the Single Judge in January 2011, and he applied to the CCRC in October 2025.  

Reviewing this case, the CCRC considered the impact of recent Court of Appeal judgments, in particular R v Williams [2024] EWCA Crim 686 and R v Davis & Others [2026] EWCA Crim 743, and concluded that there was a real possibility the Court would find that the sentencing judge did not give sufficient weight to the age and immaturity of Mr Barrett when assessing his dangerousness and future risk.   

The CCRC referred the sentence in September 2026.