| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 34 (Aug) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Clarke LJ, Newman and Nelson JJ |
| Representation | N Ezechie (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 August 2003 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of prohibition on importation of class A drug - Disparity of sentence.
The Case
A sentence of 12 years' imprisonment for being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation of a classA drug was held to be manifestly excessive in view of an earlier decision of the court. Accordingly, the sentence would be reduced to 10 years' imprisonment.
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