Campbell, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1373 (10 October 2025)

Campbell, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1373 (10 October 2025)

The sentence must be calculated strictly in accordance with the Sentencing Council Guidelines, and a 25% reduction from the maximum sentence of 14 years results in a sentence of ten years and six months, not 11 years.

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Citation
[2025] EWCA Crim 1373
Parties
Prosecution: R; Appellant: Anthony Campbell
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
10 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed in part
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Conspiracy to Supply Drugs, Guilty Plea Reduction
Criminal Law Sentencing Conspiracy to Supply Drugs Guilty Plea Reduction

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Parties

R

Prosecution

Anthony Campbell

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentencing judge correctly applied the 25% reduction for a guilty plea to the maximum sentence for conspiracy to supply Class B drugs

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence must be calculated strictly in accordance with the Sentencing Council Guidelines, and a 25% reduction from the maximum sentence of 14 years results in a sentence of ten years and six months, not 11 years.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed in part

Orders

  • Sentence of 11 years' imprisonment for conspiracy to supply Class B drugs quashed
  • Substituted sentence of ten years and six months' imprisonment for that offence