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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against the severity of sentence of six years’ imprisonment with the final year suspended, imposed for dangerous driving causing serious harm and theft, finding that while the sentencing judge structured the sentence in a different way, the ultimate sentence arrived at was within the available range.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal against the severity of sentence of six years’ imprisonment with the final year suspended imposed for dangerous driving causing serious harm and theft – whether the judge failed to give sufficient weight to the mitigating factors and the appellant’s personal circumstances – ultimate sentence of 6 years with the final year suspended was within available range – appeal dismissed
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