| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2007] All ER (D) 226 (Jul) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2007] EWCA Crim 493 |
| Court: | Court of appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Longmore LJ, Toulson J and The Recorder of London |
| Representation | Philip De Berry (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the first defendant. |
| Philip Harris, solicitor advocate (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the second defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 January 2007 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Robbery - Unlawful wounding - Possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence - Whether sentences unlawful.
The Case
Sentence Imprisonment. The sentences of 12 months' detention in a young offender institution imposed on two defendants, as part of a total sentence of five years' detention, for offences with maximum terms of imprisonment of less than the minimum 14 years' imprisonment required for the imposition of a sentence under s91 of the were clearly unlawful and would be quashed. The total sentence would be four years' detention in a young offender institution in the case of both defendants.
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