In an appeal against sentence by the first appellant for an offence of having a firearm or imitation firearm while entering a building as a trespasser, in light of the fact that he testified against his co-accused, greater discount should have been awarded to him and accordingly his sentence was substituted with one of four years' imprisonment. The second appellant's conviction for offences of possessing a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to endanger life, indecent assault on a female and rape could not be regarded as unsafe in light of the evidence against him and accordingly his application for permission to appeal against conviction was refused.

CA (Crim Div) (Evans LJ, Alliott J, Ebsworth J)

25/11/1999