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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of severity of sentence of 10 years, with the final 12 months suspended, imposed for soliciting another to commit the offence of importation of a controlled drug, on the ground that, allowing for all the mitigation in the case, the sentence was appropriate.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal against severity of sentence of 10 years with the final 12 months suspended imposed for soliciting another to commit an offence, namely the importation of a controlled drug, cocaine – s. 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977/1984 – s. 15B of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as inserted by s. 82 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, contrary to s. 21(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 – s. 27(9) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 – whether the sentence was excessive – having allowed for all mitigating factors in the case, it was an appropriate sentence – appeal dismissed.
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