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Court of Appeal increases sentence by one year for appellant who had served the sentence that was originally imposed on him but must now face a return to imprisonment, finding that the Court’s decision that the sentences were unduly lenient is not based on a rejection of the mitigating circumstances but on a view that the sentencing Court failed to take into account the aggravating circumstances of the crimes themselves.
Criminal law – sentencing – undue leniency – maximum sentence is 2 years – total sentence increased by one year – Court’s decision that the sentences were unduly lenient is not based on a rejection of the mitigating circumstances but on a view that the sentencing Court failed to take into account the aggravating circumstances of the crimes themselves – appellant has served the sentence that was originally imposed on him and must now face a return to imprisonment – sentence varied
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