| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2001] All ER (D) 72 (May) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Kennedy LJ, Curtis and Hughes JJ |
| Representation | Mark Trafford (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 May 2001 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a Class A drug - Cocaine - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
A sentence of 12 years' imprisonment imposed upon a defendant who pleaded guilty to being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of cocaine was considered, on appeal, to be manifestly excessive and a sentence on nine years' imprisonment was substituted.
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