| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 129 (Apr) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2005] EWCA Crim 696 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Keene LJ, Hallett J and Dame Heather Steel |
| Representation | Michael Cane-Soothill (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 March 2005 |
Catchwords
Sentencing - Driving offences - Custodial sentence - Totality of sentence excessive.
The Case
The court allowed the defendant's appeal against having to serve 488 days licence recall, consecutive to four months' imprisonment for, inter alia, driving whilst disqualified, on the ground that, in the circumstances, the totality of the sentence was disproportionately excessive.
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