| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 386 (May) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Potter LJ, Rafferty and Hedley JJ |
| Representation | Andrew Hall QC (instructed by Wilson & Co) for the offender. |
| Mark Dennis (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Attorney General. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 24 May 2002 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Causing grievous bodily harm with intent - Aggravating and mitigating features - Whether sentence unduly lenient.
The Case
A sentence of four years' imprisonment imposed upon an offender who pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent was considered, on a reference by the Attorney General to the Court of Appeal, to be unduly lenient. A sentence of five years' imprisonment was substituted.
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