Mr CI

Mr CI was convicted in September 2006 of three counts of possessing indecent images.

Mr CI received a sentence of 21 months’ imprisonment on each count concurrent. This was to be served consecutive to an earlier sentence of 30 months’ imprisonment for forgery offences imposed in February 2006.

The CCRC received an application for review of Mr CI’s sentence in March 2007.

During review, the CCRC found that there was no evidence that the sentencing judge had considered the impact of the sentence she passed on Mr CI’s prisoner status or its consequences as regards the length of the earlier term that he would be required to serve.

The CCRC concluded that there was a real possibility that the Court of Appeal would reduce Mr CI’s sentence by reason of the fact that a reduction in sentence to below the threshold of long-term prisoner status would not be a reduction that would result in an inappropriate sentence.

The CCRC referred the sentence in June 2008.

The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence in July 2008.