R v Harries – Times Law Reports

Posted July 9th, 2007 in law reports by sally

Care needed in drafting

R v. Harries

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Where an offence was committed over two or more days which straddled the coming into force of the dangerous offender provisions, a term of imprisonment for public protection should not be imposed where it was not clear when the offence was actually committed.”

The Times, 9th July 2007

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