| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 61 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWCA Crim 283 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Aikens LJ, Irwin J and the Common Sergeant (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Charles Sherrard (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 February 2011 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Possessing Class A drug with intent to supply - Defendant sentenced to four years' imprisonment - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Sentence Imprisonment. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, quashed a sentence of four years' imprisonment imposed on a defendant, a former cocaine addict, who had pleaded guilty to possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply, and substituted it with a community order, with restrictions, where there was clear evidence of the defendant's progress and commitment to turn his life around.
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