Sentence
Joel Russell Terence Cunningham
Joel Russell Terence Cunningham (aged 40) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 16 September 2025 to 4 Years for Having possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply and 8 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 16 September 2025
- Sentence
- 4 Years
- Judge
- Lord Justice Jeremy Baker, Mr Justice Griffiths and Mr Justice Wall
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
5 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Having possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply | Custodial immediate |
| Conspiracy to supply drugs | Custodial immediate |
| Acquisition, use or possession of criminal property | Custodial immediate |
| Possession of a prohibited weapon / firearm | Custodial immediate |
| Medicinal products on prescription only (POM) - dealings with medicinal products |
What the court heard
His original sentence of 18-months imprisonment suspended for 12-months (with 160-hours of unpaid work) was quashed and substituted with a 4-year sentence of immediate imprisonment after Court of Appeal judges ruled it was unduly lenient.He was found guilty of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (magic mushrooms), possessing a prohibited weapon, conspiracy to supply Class B drugs (THC), possessing criminal property and offering to sell or supply an unauthorised medicinal product in Leeds, West Yorkshire, between November 2018 and October 2021.