Appeal from sentences of six months imprisonment – use of laser beam to shine at aircraft at airport.
Held: ‘ this offence does pass the custody threshold and cannot be properly dealt with by any lesser penalty. Having regard to their pleas of guilty and the limited previous offending, we conclude that the sentence of six months was the least that could properly have been imposed. Therefore these two applications are rejected.’
Citations:
[2008] EWCA Crim 1559, [2009] 1 Cr App Rep (S) 65
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.343026