Jeremy Jenkins, for Chidgey, argued at the appeal hearing that the sentence was too long and succeeded in winning a reduction.
BBC: Pub body hidden: Boot Hotel's Jason Chidgey has jail cut
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The court heard that Chidgey found Mr Howells's body in an upstairs toilet at the pub in the early hours of January 28, 2011.
BBC: Pub body hidden: Boot Hotel's Jason Chidgey has jail cut
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Sentencing him, the crown court judge said he took into account Chidgey's mitigation, including the fact he had been drinking heavily because of an unhappy personal life.
BBC: Pub body hidden: Boot Hotel's Jason Chidgey has jail cut