The defendant appealed against his total sentence of four years. He had been convicted of robbery, and the judge had sentenced him to three years and a further consecutive year activating a previous suspended sentence.
Held: The suspended sentence had also included an unpaid work requirement and he had had to attend a course. Having completed both requirements it was wrong to activate the suspended sentence in full. The one year sentence was reduced to six months, but it remained consecutive.
Judges:
Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice, Mr Justice Pitchford and Mr Justice Roderick Evans
Citations:
Times 17-Mar-2009, [2009] EWCA Crim 133, [2009] 2 Cr App Rep (S) 65
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.311782