Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 336 (Jul)
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Kennedy LJ, Potts and Hallett JJ

Representation Robin Grey QC (instructed by Burton Copeland, Manchester) for S.
  David Turner QC (instructed by M B Cuttle & Co, Manchester) for C.
  Simon Dennison (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Attorney General.
Judgment Dates: 24 July 2001

Catchwords

Sentencing - Manslaughter - Aggravating and mitigating features - Whether sentence unduly lenient.

The Case

Custodial sentences of five and a half years imposed upon two offenders who were convicted of manslaughter were considered, on a reference by the Attorney General to the Court of Appeal, not to be unduly lenient.

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