Attorney General's Reference (No 55 of 2002)

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2002] All ER (D) 255 (Dec)
Court:	Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:	Mantell LJ, Bell and Andrew Smith JJ
Representation	Matthew Bagnall (instructed by Powell, Spencer & Partners) for the defendant.
	Stephen Dennison (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Attorney General.
Judgment Dates:	17 December 2002

Catchwords

Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Aggravating and mitigating features.

The Case

The defendant's sentence of nine months' imprisonment for three offences of supplying a Class A drug and an offence of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply was unduly lenient in the circumstances.

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