R v Bushi

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2001] All ER (D) 309 (Jul)
Court:	Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:	Mance LJ, Holman J and The Common Serjeant
Representation	Gordon Ross (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates:	20 July 2001

Catchwords

Sentencing - Attempted murder - Aggravating and mitigating features - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.

The Case

A sentence of 12 years' detention in a young offender institution imposed upon a defendant who was convicted of attempted murder was reduced, on appeal, to one of ten years' detention.

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