The appellant Shultz was convicted on two robberies in which employees of businesses or their families were kidnapped by armed men entering homes at night. Members of the employees’ families where threatened with death if the employee failed to co-operate with the robbers by taking money from the safe and the sentence was a one of 25 years imprisonment.
Held: The sentences were upheld.
Citations:
(1996) 1 Cr App R (S) 451
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Gabbidon, Bramble CACD 7-Nov-1996
The defendants appealed sentences for serious, violent robberies taking place in burglaries of domestic properties, with long lasting effects on the victims.
Held: The section had been correctly applied. The court reviewed authorities on . .
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