AG’s appeal from total of 8 years imprisonment for 10 robberies as unduly lenient.
Held: ‘The judge was concerned with a persistent offender who, in the light of his escalating record, merited a longer than commensurate sentence. In our view, an appropriate longer than commensurate sentence would have been one of 12 years’ imprisonment. However, in the light of the aspect of ‘double jeopardy’ and the necessity for the sentence to run consecutively from the balance of the licence period to be served, we quash the sentence of 8 years’ imprisonment imposed upon ten of the eleven counts of robbery and substitute a sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment on each, to be served consecutively to the outstanding licence period remaining.’
[2003] EWCA Crim 237
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 11 August 2021; Ref: scu.179515