Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 235 (Feb)
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Judge LJ, Cresswell and Ouseley JJ

Representation Mark Harries (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 20 February 2001

Catchwords

Sentencing - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm - Mitigating and aggravating features - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.

The Case

A sentence of 12 months' imprisonment imposed upon a defendant who pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm was upheld on appeal.

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