[2012] EWCA Crim 1986

Although a suspended sentence imposed following a guilty plea to causing grievous bodily harm was unduly lenient and custody should have been inevitable, the sentence was left undisturbed because, after sentence, the offender had shown that his actions were spectacularly out of character and his remorse was unreserved. He had quickly paid an unusual proportion of the compensation ordered, performed an unusual amount of his unpaid work requirement, and had behaved impeccably since the offence.

CA (Crim Div) (Rafferty LJ, Irwin J, Nicola Davies J)

21/08/2012