A man who faced eight and a half years in jail for aggravated burglary has had his sentence reduced by a year after the Court of Appeal upheld his appeal. The appeal was heard by judges Sir Patrick Elias, Sir Nicholas Underhill, and Sir Nigel Davis. “In particular, I believe that there has been a degree of double counting in carrying out this stage of the sentencing process,” Sir Patrick Elias said. The appeal judges found the discount for the guilty plea “may be thought generous” given it was entered one working day before trial. “In my judgment, the appropriate sentence for the aggravated burglary, before reduction for the plea, was eight years,” Sir Patrick Elias said.