The four-year sentence given to a man who killed an Asperger's sufferer in an unprovoked attack was not "unduly lenient", appeal court judges have ruled.
Andrew Young, 40, died after being punched once in the head by Lewis Gill in Dorset on November 6 last year.
Gill, now 21, was jailed in February at Salisbury Crown Court but the sentence was referred to the court of appeal by Attorney General Dominic Grieve, who argued it did not reflect the gravity of his actions.
However, three judges ruled there should not be any change to the sentence.
Lord Justice Treacy said: "We have concluded the sentence imposed is not one which can be described as unduly lenient.
Lewis Gill was jailed for four years "Indeed, it seems to us the sentence imposed was one within the reasonable range available to the trial judge, properly weighing the relevant factors and the guidance of this court."
The graphic design student, who previously trained as a boxer, was also sentenced to a further three months for handling stolen goods and another three months for committing an offence while serving a suspended sentence.
Those sentences were not considered at the hearing.
CCTV footage showed Mr Young challenging a cyclist who was riding his bike on pavement.
After a discussion between the two, Gill, who knew the cyclist, approached both men.
When the cyclist rode off, Gill turned to follow him before lunging towards Mr Young and punching him in the head.
Mr Young then fell backwards, hitting his head on the ground.
He suffered a fractured skull and later died in Southampton Hospital.
The attack took place outside a Tesco Metro store in Charminster Road, Bournemouth.
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