| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 268 (Apr) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Rose LJ, McKinnon and Poole JJ |
| Representation | Adrian Redgrave QC (instructed by Derby & Son, Oxford) for the offender. |
| Jonathan Laidlaw (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Attorney General. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 April 2002 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life - Aggravating and mitigating features - Whether sentence unduly lenient.
The Case
A sentence of five years' imprisonment imposed upon an offender who was convicted of possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life was considered, on a reference by the Attorney General to the Court of Appeal, to be unduly lenient. A sentence of nine years' imprisonment was substituted.
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