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Court of Appeal allows appeal against the severity of a global sentence of seven years' imprisonment imposed for offences of a sexual nature following a contested trial, and reduces the sentence, on the grounds that the appellant's age, poor health and a number of very impressive testimonials were not reflected in the original mitigation.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal against the severity of a global sentence of seven years' imprisonment imposed for offences of a sexual nature following a contested trial – no headline sentence was nominated – aggregate sentence was excessive – overall sentence reduced – appeal allowed.
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