Lee Alan Turner [2019] EWCA Crim 1055

For two offences of burglary, two of theft, and aggravated vehicle taking the appellant was sentenced to a total of 6 years’ imprisonment. This was the fourth time the appellant had been a third strike burglar.

Held: the judge “carefully and properly took into account totality by reducing the combined consecutive sentences for the two burglaries effectively from 6 years and 10 months to 6 years. Applying the cross-check of the minimum sentencing provisions of the 2000 Act, each sentence as passed is greater than the minimum which must be imposed following a guilty plea.” There were no grounds for overturning the sentence and the appeal was dismissed.