The offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice by deceiving a court with forged documents is ordinarily punished by immediate imprisonment, and the gravity of the offending is increased where it involves deceiving a court in the exercise of its judicial function. A sentencing judge in adversarial proceedings is not obliged to make independent inquiries or require further investigation from counsel. A plea of guilty necessarily involves an admission of each element of the offence, including intent to defraud, and an offender cannot resile from that admission on appeal.
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