| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2007] All ER (D) 78 (Aug) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2007] EWCA Crim 1410 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Longmore LJ, Holland and Nelson JJ |
| Representation | M Goudie (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 6 June 2007 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Fraudulent evasion of a prohibition - Importation of cocaine with street value of not less than £1,055,500 - Defendant being sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment - Whether duration of custodial sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Sentence Fraudulent evasion of a prohibition. A sentence of 16 years' imprisonment in respect of a plea of guilty to fraudulent evasion of a prohibition (concerning the importation of cocaine with a street value of not less than 1,055,500) was quashed on appeal and substituted by a sentence of 13 years, having regard to the early plea of guilty.
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