R v Hamzah Ali Hameed

R v Hamzah Ali Hameed

The seriousness of the appellant's offences involving supply of Class A drugs outweighed the personal mitigation advanced, and only immediate custody was justified. The sentencing judge took all relevant factors into account, and the sentence was neither wrong in principle nor manifestly excessive.

Parties
Prosecution: Rex; Appellant: Hamzah Ali Hameed
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 October 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Possession With Intent to Supply, Suspended Sentences, Mitigation, Class a Drugs
Criminal Law Sentencing Possession With Intent to Supply Suspended Sentences Mitigation Class a Drugs

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Parties

Rex

Prosecution

Hamzah Ali Hameed

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence of two years' imprisonment for possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply should have been suspended
  2. 2 Whether the sentencing judge gave sufficient weight to the appellant's mitigation, including potential diagnosis of Huntington's disease and evidence of grooming

Ratio Decidendi

The seriousness of the appellant's offences involving supply of Class A drugs outweighed the personal mitigation advanced, and only immediate custody was justified. The sentencing judge took all relevant factors into account, and the sentence was neither wrong in principle nor manifestly excessive.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed