CRIMINAL DIVISION
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B e f o r e :
LORD JUSTICE COULSON
MRS JUSTICE FOSTER DBE
MR JUSTICE HILLIARD
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Mr B Wild appeared on behalf of the Crown
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LORD JUSTICE COULSON:
Introduction
The Offending
6. There was an internal investigation and it was found that the appellant had been on duty on each of the nights when the items had gone missing. Thanks to the prompt action of the deputy manager of the home, inquiries were initiated with local pawnbrokers and, fortunately, all the stolen jewellery was recovered. Subsequently, the appellant was interviewed within the home and admitted that she had stolen the jewellery. She said that she had stolen it because of the financial difficulties that she and her husband were experiencing.
The Sentencing Exercise
"I see no reason, notwithstanding matters urged on your behalf and with regards to the pre-sentence report, to suspend this sentence. The sentence of this court therefore is one of two years' immediate imprisonment on all four matters to run concurrently with each other …"
The Grounds of Appeal
Ground 1: The Starting Point
Ground 2: Mitigation
Ground 3: Suspension of the Sentence