| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 18 (Dec) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Gage LJ, Nelson and Field JJ |
| Representation | Robin Patton (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 1 December 2004 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Corruption - Conspiracy to defraud - Custodial sentence - Sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Concurrent sentences of three years' imprisonment were manifestly excessive where the 50-year-old defendant (who was of previous good character and in poor health) had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and corruption, committed in circumstances where, with a civil servant employed by the DVLA, he had dishonestly acquired valuable cherished vehicle registration numbers, which he sold at a significant cash value. The appropriate sentences were of two-and-a-half years' imprisonment, concurrent on each count.
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