The appellant was convicted of wounding and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. She used a broken bottle and pushed it into the face of the complainant with serious consequences. Usually, this would normally lead to an immediate term of imprisonment. In this case, the court was persuaded that the sentence…
The appellant pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to a term of 22 months and 14 days imprisonment. The occupier of the house was disturbed by the burglar alarm at 330am and went to investigate. She subsequently found a small window had been smashed and that there had been…
The appellant was convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment. He appealed against sentence. The appellant was driving a van and became involved in a verbal dispute with a cyclist, he drove his van toward him, mounting the pavement and hitting a…
Cagna pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and Fowles to an affray, Cagna was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment and Fowles to 6 months. Both appealed on the basis that their sentence should have been suspended. “In the case of someone who actively engages in or encourages significant…