SRA Samples
A man was convicted of theft four months ago.
He received a suspended sentence order of six months’ custody. The operational period of the suspended sentence is 12 months. A requirement to complete 80 hours of unpaid work was attached to the suspended sentence order and the man has completed the unpaid work.
The man has now been convicted in the Magistrates’ Court of a non-imprisonable driving offence committed one month ago.Can the Magistrates’ Court activate the sentence of imprisonment?
A man was convicted of theft four months ago.
He received a suspended sentence order of six months’ custody. The operational period of the suspended sentence is 12 months. A requirement to complete 80 hours of unpaid work was attached to the suspended sentence order and the man has completed the unpaid work.
The man has now been convicted in the Magistrates’ Court of a non-imprisonable driving offence committed one month ago.Can the Magistrates’ Court activate the sentence of imprisonment?
Yes, because the man has committed an offence during the operational period of the suspended sentence order.
A - Yes, because the man has committed an offence during the operational period of the suspended sentence order.
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