| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 79 (Jan) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Rose LJ, Davis and Wakerley JJ |
| Representation | Andrew Eastall (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 15 January 2004 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Duration - Plea of guilty - Discount for guilty plea - Level of sentence.
The Case
The defendant's sentence of eight years' imprisonment for an offence of indecent assault on a female and inflicting grievous bodily harm was manifestly excessive because the judge had taken too high a starting point and had failed to give the defendant sufficient credit for his guilty plea.
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