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Court of Appeal allows appeal against the severity of sentence of two years’ imprisonment imposed after the appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, on the grounds that the sentencing judge erred in imposing custodial sentences which were unduly severe having regard to the nature of the offending and the failure to provide for the prospect of rehabilitation.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal against the severity of two years’ imprisonment imposed after the appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of theft – whether the sentencing judge erred in placing the offences on the middle range for the type of offending behaviour – whether the sentencing judge failed to have sufficient regard to efforts at rehabilitation – sentencing judge erred in imposing custodial sentences which were unduly severe having regard to the nature of the offending and in failing to provide for the prospect of rehabilitation – sentence of two years’ imprisonment with final nine months suspended substituted – appeal allowed.
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