The appellant pleaded guilty to one count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. He was sentenced to an extended sentence of 15 years comprising a custodial term of 10 years 6 months and a concurrent term of 15 months for the weapon. It…
The appellant was sentenced to an extended sentence of 23 years, comprising a custodial term of 18 years for causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Concurrent determinate sentences were imposed for possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a bladed article, theft and wounding with intent. He appealed against the…
The appellant was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment. The victim was a shop assistant who declined to sell him cigarettes without identification, the appellant armed himself with a wine bottle from the shelf and struck the victim over the head, a…
The applicant pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and was sentenced to an extended sentence of 12 years and 6 months comprising a custodial term of 7 years and 6 months. The challenge was made to the extended sentence and not to the custodial sentence. The applicant…
The defendant pleaded guilty to causing GBH with intent and was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. His wife died in 2014 leaving him with the care of two young children and he turned to the use of cannabis to help him cope. He began to grow it and in 2016…
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