The King v CD
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Keegan LCJ |
| Judgment Date | 09 February 2024 |
| Neutral Citation | [2024] NICA 9 |
| Date | 09 February 2024 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2024] NICA 9
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: KEE12410
ICOS No: 23/002310
Delivered: 09/02/2024
IN HIS MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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THE KING
v
CD
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REFERENCE UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 (AS
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Mr Neil Connor KC with Mr Richard McConkey (instructed by Holmes & Moffatt
Solicitors) for the Respondent
Mr David McNeill (instructed by the PPS) for the Applicant
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Before: Keegan LCJ, Treacy LJ and Kinney J
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KEEGAN LCJ (delivering the judgment of the court)
Introduction
We have anonymised the applicant’s name to protect the identity of the
complainant and so this will appear as the cypher CD. The complainant is also
cyphered and referred to as T in this judgment. She is entitled to automatic
anonymity in respect of these matters by virtue of section 1 of the Sexual Offences
[1] This is an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (“the DPP”) for
leave to make a reference to the Court of Appeal under section 36 of the Criminal
Justice Act 1988 as amended to review a two-year sentence of imprisonment
imposed on the respondent on 29 September 2023 by His Honour Judge Gilpin (“the
judge”).
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