Natalie Turner, instructed by Sarah Roberts of the Purkiss Partnership, successfully appealed against a sentence of 3 years’ imprisonment in the Court of Appeal.

The appellant was originally sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment for attempted breach of a sexual harm prevention order, attempted sexual communication with a child, and attempted incitement of a child to engage in sexual activity. The appellant had numerous previous convictions for similar offences.

The sentencing Judge ordered the sentences for attempted breach of a sexual harm prevention order and attempted sexual communication with a child to run consecutively. Natalie successfully argued that the sentences ought to be concurrent in accordance with the principles of totality. The case of R v Stillwell [2016] EWCA Crim 1375 was distinguished. The total sentence was reduced from 3 years’ imprisonment, to 22 months’ imprisonment.