Commission refers the firearms sentence of Hainsley Dixon to the Court of Appeal
The Commission has referred the firearms sentence of Hainsley Dixon to the Court of Appeal.
Miss Dixon pleaded guilty in November 2010 at Birmingham Crown Court to unlawful possession of a firearm. She was sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of five years' imprisonment.
Miss Dixon sought leave to appeal against her sentence in December 2010, but the Court dismissed the application. She applied to the Commission in August 2011.
The Commission has decided to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal because it believes there is a real possibility that the Court will reduce the sentence because it will conclude that the imposition of the mandatory term on Miss Dixon was arbitrary and disproportionate within the meaning attributed to that phrase in R v Rehman and Wood [2006] 1 CR App R (S) 77 and R v Boateng [2011] EWCA Crim 861.
Miss Dixon is represented by Mr Maslen Merchant of Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale, 83 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham. B13 8EB. Tel: 0121 449 5050
This press release was issued by Justin Hawkins, Head of Communication, Criminal Cases Review Commission, on 0121 232 0906.
Miss Dixon sought leave to appeal against her sentence in December 2010, but the Court dismissed the application. She applied to the Commission in August 2011.
The Commission has decided to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal because it believes there is a real possibility that the Court will reduce the sentence because it will conclude that the imposition of the mandatory term on Miss Dixon was arbitrary and disproportionate within the meaning attributed to that phrase in R v Rehman and Wood [2006] 1 CR App R (S) 77 and R v Boateng [2011] EWCA Crim 861.
Miss Dixon is represented by Mr Maslen Merchant of Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale, 83 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham. B13 8EB. Tel: 0121 449 5050
This press release was issued by Justin Hawkins, Head of Communication, Criminal Cases Review Commission, on 0121 232 0906.
