| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 349 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2004] EWCA Crim 2368 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Hooper LJ, Grigson and Stanley Burnton JJ |
| Representation | Desmond Lennon (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 18 August 2004 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Dangerous driving - Custodial sentence - Sentence not manifestly excessive.
The Case
In the circumstances of the case, where the defendant, who was both drunk and uninsured, had driven at speeds well in excess of the speed limit for a prolonged spell whilst being pursued by a police car, the total sentence of ten months' imprisonment for offences of dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol and for breach of a conditional discharge was entirely right.
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