4 Aug 2021
The High Court held there was no error in the sentencing judge's approach: the starting point and subsequent modest uplift were within range, the aggregate 40% discount (25% guilty plea, 5% restorative justice, 10% s27 material) was justifiable, and the final sentence of two years and five months was at the lower end of the available range; accordingly the appeal was dismissed.
29 Jul 2016
The High Court found the appropriate starting point for the eight residential burglaries was 3 years 6 months with a 12 month uplift for related offending (total 4 years 6 months), applied modest discounts for mental health and EM bail and a 25% guilty plea reduction, producing an end sentence effectively consistent with the District Court's three year term; the sentence was therefore not manifestly excessive and the appeal was dismissed.
30 Oct 2007
Leave to appeal was refused because the application was belated and the Court of Appeal's direction for a retrial was properly made in light of the position at the time (rejection of the evidence under s81 would have plainly caused injustice to the Crown); absence of an express finding of substantial wrong was not fatal and the interests of justice do not require grant of leave given the delay and changed evidential approach for the retrial.