The defendant appealed his sentence of five years for supplying heroin.
Held: The court had been correct not to apply the additional discounts to the Dharja guidelines. The main appeal failed, though the offence had not been one attracting the possibility of an order retsricting the defendant’s right to travel on release, and that order was revoked.
Judges:
Hooper LJ, Stanley Burnton J, Barker J Common Serjeant
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Crim 539
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Danga CACD 1992
The defendant, aged twenty, should have been sentenced to detention in a young offender’s institution rather than imprisonment. . .
Cited – Regina v Djahit CACD 1999
The starting point for sentence in a case of supplying heroin lies in the range of between 5 and 7 years. . .
Cited – Regina v Martin (S) CACD 5-Apr-2006
The defendant appealed a nine year sentence for importation of cocaine.
Held: The notional standard was twelve years. The defendant said she should have recieved a discount of one third for her guilty plea and other mitigation. The courts . .
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Crime
Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.249962
