| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 153 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2003] EWCA Crim 77 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Potter LJ, Mackay J and Judge Mellor |
| Representation | Stuart McLeese (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 16 January 2003 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Assault in family setting.
The Case
The court ruled that, in the circumstances, a sentence of one year's imprisonment for an assault occasioning actual bodily harm which had occurred in the family setting was excessive. That sentence was, accordingly, quashed, and substituted by a sentence of six month's imprisonment.
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