| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 98 (May) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Mantell LJ, Gage and Field JJ |
| Representation | John Morgans (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 8 May 2002 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Possession of Class B drug - Cultivating Class B drug - Custodial sentence - Defendant having a medical condition - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
The defendant's sentence of nine months' imprisonment for an offence of possession of a Class B drug and an offence of cultivating a Class B drug was manifestly excessive in the circumstances, as the drug was for his own use to alleviate a medical condition.
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