The defendant had pleaded guilty to causing a public nuisance. He had made repeated false alarm calls to the emergency services. He appealed his sentence of eight years imprisonment on twelve counts.
Held: The appeal failed.
Citations:
[2005] 1 Cr App R(S) 530, [2004] EWCA Crim 2325
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Rimmington; Regina v Goldstein HL 21-Jul-2005
Common Law – Public Nuisance – Extent
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.231633