Gordon, Joshua

Joshua Gordon was convicted at Lewes Crown Court in November 2009 of aggravated burglary. He received an IPP with a tariff of 4 years. At the time of sentencing, he was 23.

At the time of referral, he remained subject to that sentence in custody. Leave to appeal was refused by the Single Judge in May 2010 and the Full Court in July 2010. He applied to the CCRC in May 2025.  

Reviewing this case, the CCRC considered the impact of recent Court of Appeal judgments, in particular R v Williams [2024] EWCA Crim 686 and R v Davis & Others [2026] EWCA Crim 743, and concluded that there was a real possibility the Court would find that the sentencing judge did not give sufficient weight to the age and immaturity of Mr Gordon when assessing his dangerousness and future risk.   

The CCRC referred the sentence in October 2026.