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High Court refuses judicial review of a decision by the Circuit Court to affirm a sentence of imprisonment in relation to criminal offences, on the grounds that the sentencing judge was not obliged to state on the face of the order that he had considered the option of imposing community service, where it was clear that he considered the offences to be serious.
Judicial review - orders affirming sentences of six months imprisonment - offence of entering building as a trespasser and committing an arrestable offence - offence of stealing property - order allegedly bad on its face - disparity in sentencing between two accused persons - pleas in mitigation - s. 3(1) of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983, as inserted by s. 3 of the Criminal Justice (Community Service( (Amendment) Act 2011 - whether community service order was appropriate - whether respondent considered options other than immediate custodial sentence - requirement to take into account the option of community sentencing.
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