R v Sinfield

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeTHE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment Date05 October 1981
Neutral Citation[1981] EWCA Crim J1005-7
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Docket NumberNo. 5316/B/80
Date05 October 1981
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13 cases
  • R v P; R v Blackburn (Derek Stephen)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 22 Octubre 2007
    ...who enters into and performs the SOCPA agreement. The general principles are well established in a series of decided cases. These include R v Sinfield [1981] 3CAR (s) 258, R v King [1986] 82 CAR 120, R v Sivan [1988] 87 CAR 407, R v Debbag and Izzet [1990–1] 12 CAR (S) 733, R v X [1994] 15 ......
  • Tyack v Mauritius
    • United Kingdom
    • Privy Council
    • 29 Marzo 2006
    ...authorities also stress as one factor that may affect the level of discount the danger that giving such assistance may involve (cf e.g. R v. Sinfield (1981) 3 CrAppR(S) 258, 259-260; R v. King, above at 230). There is no suggestion of any danger as a relevant factor in the present case. 34 ......
  • R v Bevens (Steven)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 3 Diciembre 2009
    ... ... And paragraph 41 itself must be seen in the context not merely of the judgment as a whole, but in particular the passages in the judgment beginning at paragraph 37 onwards, under the heading the Sentencing Decision. The general approach has been established at least since the judgment in Sinfield [1981] 3 Cr App re (S) 258 and repeated in many subsequent decisions in this court. The essential principle is that “no hard and fast rules can be laid down for what, as in so many other aspects of the sentencing decision, is a fact specific decision”. That principle holds good in all cases, ... ...
  • R v King (Michael)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 28 Junio 1985
    ...as well. 11 The reasoning behind this practice is expediency, as this court has pointed out in a number of cases, including the case of R. v. Sinfield (1981) 3 Cr.App.R.(S.) 258. One of the roost effective weapons in the hands of the detective is the informer. Once the identity of a suspect......
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