[2007] EWCA Crim 3315

It was unreasonable to conclude that an offender posed a significant risk to the public where there was no pattern of violent offending and his previous conviction was 19 years ago. In the circumstances a sentence of imprisonment for public protection was quashed and replaced with a sentence of five years' imprisonment.

CA (Crim Div) (Longmore LJ, Lloyd Jones J, Sir Christopher Holland)

05/12/2007