Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 254 (Feb)
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Potter LJ, Hooper and Astill JJ

Representation Glenn Harris (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the first defendant.
  Peter Wilcock (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the second defendant.
Judgment Dates: 16 February 2004

Catchwords

Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Aggravating features - Role as organisers - Premeditation and legitimate business used to cover up offences - Disparity.

The Case

The first defendant's sentence of 21 months' imprisonment and the second defendant's sentence of 18 months' imprisonment for an offence contrary to s170 of the was not manifestly excessive taking into account the aggravating features of the offence and parity of sentences, and would therefore be upheld.

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