| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 45 (Sep) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWCA Crim 1899 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Rix LJ, Griffith Williams J and the Recorder of Cardiff (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Malcom Gibney (instructed by Sharon Taylor Associates) for the defendant. |
| Elizabeth Jones (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 8 September 2009 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Defendant attacking complainant and breaking his jaw and cheekbone - Defendant having history of violence - Sentence of 30 months' imprisonment imposed following guilty plea - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Sentence Imprisonment. Court of Appeal, Criminal Division: A sentence of 30 months' imprisonment for an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm contrary to of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 was manifestly excessive and a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment would be substituted.
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