England and Wales Case Law

R v Arjol Selamaj & Anor

The sentences for affray were excessive as the judge did not give sufficient weight to mitigation, particularly previous good character and employment. The appropriate sentence after trial was 24 months, reduced to 16 months for plea. The cannabis and bladed article sentences were appropriate. Suspension of sentence was not justified given the seriousness of the offences.

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• Affray
• Sentencing
• Bladed article offence
• Cultivation of cannabis
• Appeal against sentence

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R v Samuel Toon

The Court of Appeal reduced and suspended Samuel Toon’s 18-month sentence for affray, finding immediate custody unnecessary despite the seriousness of the violence.

• Affray
• Sentencing
• Appeal against sentence
• Suspended sentence
• Sentence-appeal
• Suspended-sentence

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R v Jason Hall

The Court of Appeal reduced Jason Hall’s robbery sentence after finding the judge failed to give the 5% guilty plea credit. The sentence fell from 9 years 8 months to 9 years 3 months.

• Robbery
• Sentencing
• Guilty plea credit
• Organised crime
• Appeal against sentence
• Guilty-plea-credit

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Toon, R. v

Toon, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 622 (06 May 2026)

The Court of Appeal reduced and suspended Samuel Toon’s sentence for affray, finding the judge had not properly reflected mitigation or guilty plea credit.

• Affray
• Sentencing
• Suspended sentences
• Mitigation
• Appeal against sentence
• Suspended-sentences

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R v Adam Lukaszewicz

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a 20-month sentence for unlawful wounding, finding the injury culpability and aggravation justified the uplift.

• Sentencing
• Unlawful wounding
• Appeal against sentence
• Criminal-sentencing
• Unlawful-wounding
• Appeal-against-sentence

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Sallis, R. v

Sallis, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 600 (30 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a 30-month sentence for conspiracy to convey Spice into prison, holding the term was not manifestly excessive.

• Conspiracy
• Prison offences
• Sentencing
• Mitigation
• Appeal against sentence
• Criminal-sentencing

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Serjanaj, R. v

Serjanaj, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 601 (30 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal reduced a cannabis-production sentence from 26 months to 16 months after finding the original starting point too high and rejecting aggravation.

• Sentencing
• Drug offences
• Appeal against sentence
• Drug-offences
• Appeal-against-sentence

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R v Jetmir Serjanaj

The Court of Appeal reduced Jetmir Serjanaj’s sentence for cannabis production from 26 months to 16 months after finding the original starting point too high.

• Sentencing
• Drug offences
• Appeal against sentence
• Sentencing-appeal
• Cannabis-production
• Drug-offences

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R v Matthew Ashby

The Court of Appeal dismissed Matthew Ashby’s sentence appeal, holding that the judge properly assessed mitigation, totality, and drug-offence starting points.

• Sentencing
• Appeal against sentence
• Drug offences
• Driving offences
• Domestic violence
• Appeal-against-sentence

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R v Jamie Worrall & Ors

The Court of Appeal refused renewed applications against sentence arising from a commercial-scale cocaine and cannabis conspiracy, holding the sentences were justified and not manifestly excessive.

• Conspiracy to supply controlled drugs
• Sentencing guidelines
• Appeal against sentence
• Criminal-sentencing
• Drug-conspiracy
• Appeal-against-sentence

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