Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 60 (Sep)
Neutral Citation: [2003] EWCA Crim 2433
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Mitchell and Collins JJ

Representation Simon Worlock (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 19 August 2003

Catchwords

Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm - Co-accused - Judge wanting to impose longer sentences on co-accused.

The Case

In order to give effect to the judge's expressed intention to impose marginally longer sentences on the defendant's co-accused in a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, to reflect the fact that they committed the assault whilst on licence, the defendant's sentence would be reduced from two years' imprisonment to 18 months' imprisonment.

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