Court of Appeal upholds 7 of 10 riot sentences, including Facebook cases - Obiter J - UK Human Rights Blog
R v Blackshaw and others [2011] EWCA Crim 2312 – Read judgments / press summary The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) has issued judgment in relation to ten appeals against sentences imposed for convictions arising from the August disorder. On 20th August, in a post related to the August disorder, Law and Lawyers looked at […]
18 Oct 2011 ... The final three cases were for handling stolen goods but here the Court of Appeal reduced the sentences in each case. The LCJ said (para 117):.