Appeal attempt Max and Mason's killers claim punishment too harsh

THREE of the people jailed for life for the double murder of Max Dixon and Mason Rist in Bristol last year have applied to the courts to appeal the lengths of their sentences.

- Tristan CORK

Antony Snook, Riley Tolliver and Kodishai Wescott all lodged applications for leave to appeal against the severity of their sentences, the Post understands.

All three applications were first heard by a single judge, who considered whether the applications have merit - and in all three cases, the single judge decided to refuse the three leave to appeal.

Legal teams for both Antony Snook and Kodishai Wescott have since 'renewed' their applications, which means they will now go before a full Court of Appeal hearing in front of a panel of judges.

Those judges will not decide whether their sentences were too severe, only whether their application to appeal their sentences has merit. If they decide there is merit in the appeal, then there will be a full hearing with the Court of Appeal examining the sentences handed down to them.

Riley Tolliver has 14 days from the date of the decision to submit a reviewed application to continue his appeal. There have been no applications to the courts in respect of the two other young people convicted of the murders in Knowle West last January, who cannot be named because of their ages.