Regina v Williams; Attorney General’s Reference No 40 of 2011: CACD 2 Sep 2011

The AG sought leave to appeal against a sentence of two years imprisonment suspended after the defendant’s conviction for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.
Held: In considering the appropriate length of sentence was two and a half years or more, the notion of suspending the term should not have even been considered.

Judges:

Pitchford LJ, Tugendhat, Griffith Williams JJ

Citations:

[2011] EWCA Crim 2126

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Criminal Justice Act 1988 36

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Sentencing

Updated: 20 September 2022; Ref: scu.445638