Collins & Ors, R v
The injuries inflicted were particularly grave due to the bullet wounds to vital organs, the need for two major surgeries, and the potential for fatality; combined with the aggravating factors of group action and use of a loaded firearm, the sentences imposed were appropriate and within the highest category of the guidelines.
- Parties
- Appellant: Scott Collins; Appellant: Darren Thompson; Appellant: Anthony Barrett; Respondent: Regina
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 16 October 2009
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing Guidelines, Grievous Bodily Harm With Intent, Use of Firearms, Aggravating Factors
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Parties
Scott Collins
Appellant
Darren Thompson
Appellant
Anthony Barrett
Appellant
Regina
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the injuries sustained by the victim constituted 'particularly grave injury' under sentencing guidelines for section 18 Offences Against the Person Act 1861
- 2 Whether the sentences imposed were appropriate within the highest category of the guidelines
Ratio Decidendi
The injuries inflicted were particularly grave due to the bullet wounds to vital organs, the need for two major surgeries, and the potential for fatality; combined with the aggravating factors of group action and use of a loaded firearm, the sentences imposed were appropriate and within the highest category of the guidelines.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Sentences of 14 years for Collins and Barrett and 10 years for Thompson are upheld.
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