| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2007] All ER (D) 42 (Oct) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Pill LJ, Hedley and Calvert-Smith JJ |
| Representation | Jonathan Straw (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 3 October 2007 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Manslaughter - Defendant killing deceased with one punch to the head - Defendant sentenced to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Sentence Imprisonment. In a case where a defendant had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a sentence of three-and-a-half years' imprisonment was neither manifestly excessive nor wrong in principle. Accordingly his appeal against sentence would be dismissed.
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