| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 579 (May) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Waller LJ, Pitchers J and Judge Crawford QC |
| Representation | Michael Orsulik (assigned by the instructed by Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendants. |
| Judgment Dates: | 2 May 2002 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Robbery - Being carried in a vehicle taken without consent - Defendants robbing three supermarkets in one evening - Defendants both of young age but having numerous previous convictions - Whether sentences manifestly excessive.
The Case
Identical sentences imposed on two defendants of five years' imprisonment for three counts of burglary and an additional offence under s41 of the of being carried in a vehicle taken without consent were reduced on appeal to four years' imprisonment, on the grounds of the defendants' age and the fact that it would be the first time either had served a long sentence.
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