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Court of Appeal: 1) dismisses appeal against conviction for sexual offences against young victims, on the basis that it was appropriate that there should be a joint trial and the amendment to the indictment was a proper one; and 2) allows appeal against sentence, finding that an effective sentence of six years’ imprisonment with final year suspended should be imposed.
Criminal law – appeal against conviction for sexual assaults – failure to sever the indictment – whether there should be joint trials of multiple offences or whether separate trials should be ordered – Criminal Justice Act 1924 – whether the case is one which, if tried alone, would have resulted in a conviction – system evidence – similar fact evidence – appropriate that there should be a joint trial – amendment to the indictment – affirm conviction – decision of the trial judge to make the sentences consecutive – whether aggregate sentence failed to have regard to the totality principle – effective sentence of six years’ imprisonment imposed with final year suspended substituted.
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