R v Bediako R v Martin
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 16 October 2001 |
| Date | 16 October 2001 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
Court of Appeal Criminal Division
Before Lord Justice Buxton, Mr Justice Collins and Mrs Justice Hallett
Kidnapping - drugs related offences - sentencing
Offences of kidnapping in the context of drug-dealing and violent enforcement had reached a new level of seriousness justifying severe sentences.
The Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Buxton, Mr Justice Collins and Mrs Justice Hallett) so held on August 30, 2001 when considering applications by Michael Bediako and Andrew Martin for leave to appeal against sentences imposed at the Central Criminal Court (Judge Richard Hawkins, QC) in November 2000.
Bediako pleaded guilty to two counts of false imprisonment and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Martin was sentenced after trial to 14 years detention on a count of manslaughter, 12 years on two counts of kidnapping and 12 years on two counts of false imprisonment, all to be served concurrently.
The victim of the kidnapping died as a result of a gunshot wound following the firing of a shot which was intended to frighten but not kill.
LORD JUSTICE BUXTON said that...
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