| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 31 (Sep) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Rafferty LJ, Mitting and Lloyd Jones JJ (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | A Cohen (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 8 September 2011 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Defendant convicted of robbery and sentenced to imprisonment for public protection for indefinite term - Whether judge justified in concluding risk posed by defendant warranted sentence.
The Case
Sentence Imprisonment. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, allowed an appeal by the defendant against an indefinite sentence of imprisonment for public protection imposed for robbery, on the basis that the judge had not been correct to conclude that the defendant posed a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public, as was required by statute.
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