Sentencing for multiple offences poses many challenges and becomes even more complex when the crimes resulted in fatalities. This article uses the sentences imposed following convictions in the Essex lorry case to pose some general questions about the sentencing of multiple victim manslaughters. The four principal offenders were convicted of 39 counts of unlawful act manslaughter and conspiracy to facilitate unlawful immigration into the UK. The analysis identifies several ways in which the sentences ultimately imposed failed to adequately distinguish between offenders of very different levels of culpability. First, all four principal offenders were assigned to the same level of culpability in the manslaughter guideline. Second, although the court could have distinguished the offenders to reflect their different culpability levels, the same Starting Point sentence was imposed on all offenders. Third, the sentencing uplifts to reflect the multiple counts were similar across offenders of very different culpabilities. Fourth, the differential additional punishments for the conspiracy conviction — which would have separated the offenders’ time in custody further — were washed out by being made concurrent. As a result of these decisions, the final sentences failed to adequately distinguish between offenders of very different culpabilities. The article concludes with some lessons for sentencing in these cases, specifically with respect to the Sentencing Council’s guidelines.

对多项罪行的量刑提出了许多挑战，并且当罪行导致死亡时变得更加复杂。本文使用埃塞克斯货车案定罪后的判决，提出了一些关于对多名受害者过失杀人罪的判决的一般性问题。这四名主要罪犯被判犯有 39 项非法行为过失杀人罪和串谋协助非法移民进入英国的罪名。分析确定了最终判处的判决未能充分区分罪责程度非常不同的罪犯的几种方式。首先，在过失杀人罪指南中，所有四名主要罪犯都被归为相同的罪责级别。其次，虽然法院可以区分罪犯以反映他们不同的罪责水平，对所有违法者处以相同的起点刑罚。第三，反映多项罪名的量刑增加对于罪责非常不同的罪犯是相似的。第四，对共谋定罪的不同附加惩罚——这会进一步分离罪犯的羁押时间——被同时洗掉了。由于这些决定，最后的判决未能充分区分罪责大不相同的罪犯。文章最后总结了在这些案件中量刑的一些经验教训，特别是关于量刑委员会的指导方针。对共谋定罪的不同附加惩罚——这会进一步分离罪犯的羁押时间——通过同时进行而被消除。由于这些决定，最后的判决未能充分区分罪责大不相同的罪犯。文章最后总结了在这些案件中量刑的一些经验教训，特别是关于量刑委员会的指导方针。对共谋定罪的不同附加惩罚——这会进一步分离罪犯的羁押时间——通过同时进行而被消除。由于这些决定，最后的判决未能充分区分罪责大不相同的罪犯。文章最后总结了在这些案件中量刑的一些经验教训，特别是关于量刑委员会的指导方针。