Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2007] All ER (D) 16 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2007] EWCA Crim 320
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Gray and Henriques JJ
Representation Ian Wade (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
  Simon Ash (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown.
Judgment Dates: 24 January 2007

Catchwords

Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Dishonesty - Assisting drug dealers to profit from their crimes - Whether insufficient regard had to defendant's personal mitigation - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.

The Case

Sentence Imprisonment. Where the defendant had been convicted of five offences of dishonesty for mortgage fraud, benefit fraud and removal of criminal property and had been sentenced to four years and ten months' imprisonment, the sentence was manifestly excessive and would be reduced to three years and two months' imprisonment. Although the instant offence had been offending which had assisted drug dealers to profit from their crimes, insufficient account had been taken of the defendant's personal mitigation; therefore, a reduction in sentence had to be given.

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