Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) reiterates the approach to sentencing in sexual offences.

The CCJ in delivering their decision in the appeal of Calvin Ramcharran V The State reiterated the approach which must be adopted by courts in sentencing in sexual offences cases.

 The Court reiterated the approach which it established in Linton Pompey v the State.

 The requirement for a separate sentencing hearing including  but not limited to a victim impact assessment and social impact report are required to be part of the process.

 Link to the decision. https://ccj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-CCJ-4-AJ-1.pdf