[2012] EWCA Crim 1719

The appropriate starting point for an offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm by a 28-year-old offender of previous good character, where there had been an intention to cause much more serious harm than was actually inflicted, and where the offence therefore straddled categories 1 and 2 of the relevant sentencing guideline, was 15 months' imprisonment. In the instant case, six months was deducted to reflect good character and strong personal mitigation and one month for a plea of guilty on the day of trial.

CA (Crim Div) (Griffith Williams J, Edwards-Stuart J)

06/07/2012