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Court of Appeal allows appeal of unduly lenient sentence imposed for a planned and armed attack on one or more people minding their own business outside a house in a built up area, and increases the sentence to ten years with the final two and a half years suspended, on the grounds that the sentence imposed was unduly lenient in light of the seriousness of the offence, in which, having arrived at the location, the respondent ran towards the group before discharging the shotgun at the injured party.
Criminal law – sentencing – undue leniency – whether an overall sentence of eight years with the final two and a half years suspended was unduly lenient – s. 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 – possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life contrary to s. 15(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1925 as substituted by s. 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 as amended by s. 35 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 – possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life contrary to s. 15(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1925 as substituted by s. 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 as amended by s. 35 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 – possession or control of a firearm in circumstances given rise to an inference of an unlawful purpose contrary to s. 27A(1) Firearms Act 1964 as substituted by s. 59 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and as amended by s. 38 Criminal Justice Act 2007 – possession or control of ammunition in circumstances given rise to an inference of an unlawful purpose contrary to s. 27A(1) Firearms Act 1964 as substituted by s. 59 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and as amended by s. 38 Criminal Justice Act 2007 – sentence imposed was unduly lenient – sentence of ten years with the final two and a half years suspended substituted – appeal allowed.
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