03/08/2007
The Court of Appeal Criminal Division quashed a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) and instead imposed a determinate sentence in an appeal against sentence.
R v Lawrie (02/08/07) Court of Appeal, Case no 0703211 A4
The offence for which the IPP was originally given was a low level robbery.
Again, this decision follows Lang in relation to "dangerous offenders".
Pete Weatherby appeared for Lawrie instructed by Rober Lizar solicitors.
> News article on R v Baird (and another) [2006] EWCA Crim 993 for a full discussion of challenging IPP sentences for low level offences and consideration of Lang.
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