| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 226 (Feb) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Woolf CJ, Jackson and Elias JJ |
| Representation | Gerald Hendron (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 17 February 2003 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Aggravating and mitigating features.
The Case
A sentence of five years' detention in a young offender institution imposed upon a defendant who pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent was considered, on appeal, to be manifestly excessive. A sentence of four years' detention in a young offender institution was substituted.
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