| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2001] All ER (D) 487 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2001] EWCA Crim 2614 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Curtis and Davis JJ |
| Representation | Thomas Bayliss (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the first defendant. |
| Robert Terry (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the second defendant. | |
| Richard Bennett (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the third defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 9 November 2001 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Conspiracy to steal and violent disorder - Original indictment alleging assault with intent to rob and affray changed before trial - Appeal against sentence - Whether sentences excessive.
The Case
On the facts, the sentences of nine years' imprisonment for the first defendant and seven years for the second and third defendants for the offences of conspiracy to steal and violent disorder were excessive in all the circumstances. Accordingly, on appeal, the sentences would be quashed and replaced with a total sentence of seven years for the first defendant and five years for the second and third defendants.
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