The defendant appealed his sentence of five years after conviction for causing grievous bodily harm.
Held: Care should be taken only to place relience upon guideline cases. Particular care should be adopted when considering Attorney General’s References unless they expressed themselves to be of general application, since in those cases the court was considering principally the minimum appropriate sentence. The sentence of five years here remained appropriate.
Judges:
Rose LJ, Gibbs J, Stanley Burnton J
Citations:
Times 19-May-2005
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Attorney General’s Reference No 36 of 1996 Under Section 36 of Criminal Justice Act 1988: Regina v Johnson CACD 15-Oct-1996
The minimum approriate sentence for an offence of s18 wounding was 4 years. . .
Cited – Attorney-General’s Reference No 88 of 2000 CACD 2001
The Attorney General referred a sentence for inflicting grievous bodily harm in a ‘road rage’ situation.
Held: The section 18 offence should have attracted a sentence of four years after a trial. . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.224979
