| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 142 (Sep) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2003] EWCA Crim 2463 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Mitchell and Collins JJ |
| Representation | Mark Styles (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 21 August 2003 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Young offender - Detention - Mitigation - Medical condition - Defendant suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Defendant taking medication overdoses and alcohol - Effect on behaviour.
The Case
The defendant's sentence of five years' detention for an offence of aggravated burglary was manifestly excessive taking into account the impact of the defendant's level of medication on his medical state at the time he committed the offence.
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