Hill, David

David Hill was convicted at Kingston-Upon-Hull Crown Court in January 2011 of robbery. He received an IPP with a tariff of four years and 6 months. At the time of sentencing, he was 21.

At the time of referral, he remained subject to that sentence in custody. An appeal against sentence was refused by the Full Court in January 2012. 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 Hill when assessing his dangerousness and future risk.   

The CCRC referred the sentence in October 2026.