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Costello v R

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
Costello v R
   
Issue: Whether a sentencing court could increase the sentence of a prisoner who offended on licence where the otherwise appropriate sentence would not add to the period to be served.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   200903497 A9
   
Neutral Citation:   [2010] EWCA Crim 371
   
Judge(s): Hughes LJ V-P, MacKay and Lloyd Jones JJ
   
Date: 2 March 2010