Successful Appeal Against Sentence

On 27 September 2023, the Court of Appeal for Gibraltar found in favour of Mr Jordan Martinez ('Mr Martinez') in his appeal against the sentence handed down in the Supreme Court on 23 May 2023.

Mr Martinez's sentence was reduced from 14 months to 7 months' imprisonment.

Following a guilty plea at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar for one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (the 'Offence'), Mr Martinez, represented by Isolas LLP Partner Neil Costa ('Mr Costa') and Senior Associate Justin Rodriguez ('Mr Rodriguez'), was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment reduced to 14 months' imprisonment (60.8 weeks) on account of the early guilty plea (the 'Sentence'). On the advice of Mr Costa, Mr Martinez decided to appeal the Sentence to the Court of Appeal for Gibraltar (the 'Court').