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ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REFERENCE (NO.2 OF 1999) SUB NOM R V JAMES LYNN (1999)

PUBLISHED March 26, 1999
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An attack involving the use of an unsheathed knife in self-defence would require a custodial sentence for a conviction of manslaughter and consequently a sentence of two years' imprisonment suspended for two years was unduly lenient.

CA (Crim Div) (Beldam LJ, Butterfield J, Gray J)

26/03/1999

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