| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 296 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2004] EWCA Crim 1168 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Owen and Fulford JJ |
| Representation | Anthony Jackson (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 22 April 2004 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Theft - Duration of custodial sentence - Sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
In all the circumstances, a sentence of two years' imprisonment for an offence of theft, in which the defendant had picked the pocket of a mother, who was out with her two young children, for 30, and had then pushed the victim away to make good her escape, was manifestly excessive. Accordingly, a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment would be substituted.
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