Rupert Gregory acted for the defendant in this well-publicised death by careless driving case. The maximum sentence the defendant could have received was five years imprisonment but the judge was persuaded to reduce it to 6 months. What is also interesting is that the judge granted leave to appeal against the sentence, which is virtually unheard of for a Crown Court judge to do for a sentence he has just passed!
Please follow these links to read the articles published in the national press.
The Telegraph
The Daily Express
On 11th Dec 2009, the Court of Appeal suspended Ms Lawes' sentence resulting in her immediate release.
