| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2007] All ER (D) 11 (Nov) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Hooper LJ, Pitchford and Dobbs JJ |
| Representation | Kevin Riordan (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 1 November 2007 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Unlawful wounding - Defendant sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Whether non-custodial sentence appropriate.
The Case
An appeal against sentence would be allowed in the case of a defendant, with a history of mental and drug problems, who had pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. In view of the particular circumstances of the case and the fact that the defendant had a young child, a suspended sentence was appropriate. The sentence of 18 months' imprisonment would be quashed and substituted by a suspended sentence of six months' imprisonment, to be suspended for eighteen months, and an 18-month supervision order.
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