Man who took advantage of chance given by way of extremely lenient suspended sentence won’t be imprisoned

Criminal law – sentencing – undue leniency – whether prison terms of two years and six months entirely suspended were unduly lenient – two counts of having an article in an public place with intention to intimidate another – s. 9(5) of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 – s. 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 – respondent intimidated two women with low velocity weapon which fired pellets – whether the sentence adequately reflected the gravity of the offending – Court is reluctant to deem the sentence unduly lenient, and particularly so in circumstances where there has been a delay in seeking a review of the sentence during which time the appellant has enjoyed his freedom and has taken advantage of the chance given to him – appeal dismissed.