Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2002] All ER (D) 250 (Jan)
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Pill LJ, Rafferty and Gross JJ

Representation Anthony Cross (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 29 January 2002

Catchwords

Sentencing - Inflicting grievous bodily harm - Custodial sentence - Defendants pleading guilty despite prosecution witness difficulties - Whether sentences manifestly excessive.

The Case

The defendant's sentence of four and a half years' imprisonment and his co-defendant's sentence of four years' imprisonment for an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm were not manifestly excessive in the circumstances.

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