R v London

The case of R v London involved two appellants who were convicted of armed robbery with violence, in company, in respect of which they had a dangerous weapon. The appellants were convicted following a trial by jury in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and appealed against their convictions and sentences. The appeal was heard in the Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales. The legal issues before the court were whether the trial judge erred in his directions to the jury in relation to the elements of the offence of armed robbery with violence and whether the sentences imposed were excessive. The court found that the trial judge's directions to the jury were adequate and that there was no error in the conviction. Regarding the sentence, the court held that the sentence was not manifestly excessive and affirmed the sentences imposed by the trial judge. The court ordered that the aggregate sentence of 6 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years and 6 months be upheld.