Success at the Court of Appeal for Motorist Wrongly Sentenced

Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this motorist who had been wrongly sentenced to 3 months custody for the offence of failing to stop for a police constable. This is a non-custodial offence- not one to be confused with failing to stop/report an accident which does carry a term of imprisonment.

The Court had tried to previously rectify this, but fell outside of the slip rule due to listing dates.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and imposed no separate penalty for the offence of failing to stop.