In the first of two summaries this month dealing with pre-sentence custody, the Court of Criminal Appeal (‘CCA’) observed that pre-sentence custody must be taken into account – but only once. If the Crown contends that some pre-sentence custody is referrable to another offence, it must obtain the re

In the second part of this month’s duology on pre-sentence custody, the CCA closely examined the individual legislative provisions which require pre-sentence custody to be taken into account, both in sentencing an offender to custody, or in deciding to impose a less serious penalty. The Court also e