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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against sentence for manslaughter, on the grounds that: (a) the sentencing judge correctly assessed the gravity of the case; (b) there was no error in principle in not suspending any part of the sentence; (c) the sentencing judge had correctly treated the appellant as though he had pleaded guilty at the outset; (d) all of the mitigating factors were taken into account by the sentencing judge; and (e) there was no error in considering the use of a knife an aggravating factor.
Offences: manslaughter and offence contrary to s. 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990
Original sentence: eight years (manslaughter) and five years (s. 11 offence), to run concurrently
Appeal by: defence
Outcome: appeal dismissed
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