The King v William Sholdis
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Keegan LCJ |
| Judgment Date | 15 January 2024 |
| Neutral Citation | [2024] NICA 4 |
| Date | 15 January 2024 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2024] NICA 4
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: KEE12387
ICOS No: 23/45146/A01
Delivered: 15/01/2024
IN HIS MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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THE KING
v
WILLIAM SHOLDIS
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Mr Barlow (instructed by Higgins Holywood Deazley Solicitors) for the Applicant
Mr Farrell (instructed by the Public Prosecution Service) for the Crown
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Before: Keegan LCJ, Treacy LJ and Horner LJ
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Delivered Ex Tempore
KEEGAN LCJ (delivering the judgment of the court)
Introduction
[1] This is an appeal against a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment imposed on
8 November 2023 for various offences as follows:
Counts 1-3 Making of indecent photographs or pseudo photographs, contrary to
Article 3(1) of the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order
1978.
Counts 4-6 Making of indecent photographs of another category under the same
legislation.
Counts 7-10 Again, same offence under a different category.
Counts 11-12 Possession of extreme images and prohibited images.
and 13-18
[2] A total sentence of 12 months was imposed on counts 1-3 and all other
sentences were concurrent. The custodial element was set as four months’
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