Regina v Lawrence [2013] EWCA Crim 1054; [2013] WLR (D) 263
“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) had no power, when allowing an appeal against conviction, either to substitute a plea of guilty in respect of an offence as to which the defendant could not have pleaded or been found guilty or to order retrial.”
WLR Daily, 28th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Does Taser use breach fundamental human rights? That was the question at a Law Society Public Debate Series event held on June 24, 2013.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 1st July 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“The retrial of SAS sniper Danny Nightingale for illegal possession of a weapon began today, and is expected to be used by the Army as an opportunity to reform the lax policies and attitudes prevalent in its most elite regiment.”
The Independent, 1st July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Double police killer Dale Cregan has been cleared of a final charge of attempted murder at the conclusion of a 12-week trial involving nine other men.”
BBC News, 13th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A gunman who tried to kill a disabled woman after shooting her partner dead in a ‘cold-blooded, deliberate execution’ has been jailed for a minimum of 42 years.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man wrongfully convicted of possessing ammunition after forensics staff mixed
up his £3 keyring and a live bullet is suing the government.”
BBC News, 7th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A female police firearms officer tricked into opening a filing cabinet full of porn and offered a “pink gun” as a weapon has been awarded £20,000 in compensation.
Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has introduced new legislation to tackle antisocial behaviour, criminalise forced marriage and reform the police.”
Home Office, 9th May 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“The family of an SAS sniper say they are ‘bitterly disappointed’ after a judge ruled he would face a retrial over illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition – despite a last-minute claim that prosecutors acted improperly by consulting on the case.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A failing student who offered his professor £5,000 in cash in a bid to pass his degree was jailed for 12 months today.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lawyers for an SAS sniper are to challenge whether it is in the public interest to retry him for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The report into the police shooting of Mark Duggan will finally be completed next month, over a year later than it was first promised, the police watchdog has announced.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2013
Source:www.guardian.co.uk
“A former soldier who left bus passengers fearing for their lives after he pointed a replica gun at them has been jailed for five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Judge Mr Recorder Burns gives company director Barton Simpson community order for attempting to board flight with antique hand gun.”
The Independent, 21st March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A huntsman who was cleared of shooting his former lover outside her country home has been jailed for eight months for possessing a firearm without a licence.”
The Independent, 18th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An SAS sniper has had his convictions for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition quashed by the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A soldier was unlawfully killed when he was hit in the head by a machine-gun bullet as he rested in a supposedly safe area next to a firing range, an inquest jury has ruled.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An SAS sniper jailed for possessing a war trophy given to him by the Iraqi army will learn this week whether his conviction will be quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A drug dealer who supplied a gun to Mark Duggan minutes before his fatal shooting by police sparked the 2011 summer riots has been jailed for a total of 11 years.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been convicted of supplying a gun to Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police triggered the 2011 riots across England.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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