| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 92 (Aug) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Gage LJ, Bean J and Sir John Alliott |
| Representation | James Cartwright (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 23 August 2005 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Custodial sentence - Dishonesty - Defendant writing prescriptions without holding medical qualification entitling him to practice as doctor in the United Kingdom - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
In the circumstances of the case, the total sentence of 15 months' imprisonment imposed on the defendant for a number of offences of dishonestly which involved, inter alia, writing prescriptions when he did not hold a medical qualification entitling him to practice as a doctor in the United Kingdom, was manifestly excessive.
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