>> I see the sentence is being reviewed for being too lenient.
For reasons I set out above I don't think this will go anywhere. The sentence may be lenient but not unduly so. The Judge's sentencing remarks page 4 quote authority from a Court of Appeal case called McGann:
Court of Appeal upheld the Judge’s approach and sentence, which was to pass an immediate custodial sentence but to make it as short as possible. The Court of Appeal did so having highlighted the Appellant’s persistence but giving full weight to the disastrous effects of the conviction upon the him.
McGann was a serviceman who committed identical offence, previous good character and suffered similar 'fall from grace' and loss of career.
I'm not clear the AG will refer it at all in face of that authority, still less that if he does the CoA will overturn McGann.
I may of course be proven wrong.
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