Furby was a decent young man. His close friend was unduly sexually familiar with Furby’s partner, and she protested violently and physically. Furby struck his friend a single moderate blow to the face. A combination of unusual circumstances produced a subarachnoid haemorrhage, and the friend collapsed and died. The defendant immediately went to his assistance, trying mouth to mouth resuscitation. In the result, there was nothing he could do for him. His remorse was total. He was charged with manslaughter, and he pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity. He was sentenced to 2 and a half years’ imprisonment.
Held: The sentence was reduced to 12 months.
Judges:
Lord Phillips LCJ,Rrafferty J, MacKay J
Citations:
[2005] EWCA Crim 3147, [2006] Cr App R (S) 8
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Coleman CACD 1992
The court considered sentencing in manslaughter where death resulted from a single blow followed by a fall which ‘almost accidentally’ resulted in the deceased sustaining a fractured skull. The defendant was on his way home at night when he met two . .
Cited by:
Limited – Appleby, Regina v (Attorney-General’s Reference (No 60 of 2009) CACD 18-Dec-2009
Each defendant had been convicted of an assault resulting in a death, but where no weapon had been used and where but for the death the charge would have been assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Held: The decision in Furby, while still . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 July 2022; Ref: scu.235804