[2004] EWCA Crim 924

Given the requirement for a proper deterrent effect and, in all the circumstances of the case, a sentence of seven months' detention in a young offender institution for a racially aggravated assault was unduly lenient. The appropriate sentence was one of 30 months' detention, comprising 21 months for the assault and nine months for the racially aggravated element.

CA (Crim Div) (Rose LJ, Crane J, Hunt J)

22/03/2004