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ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REFERENCE (NO.75 OF 2001) SUB NOM R V DAVID GASTON GILLES HOCHARD (2001)

PUBLISHED August 17, 2001
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[2001] EWCA Crim 1928

A fine of #250 for an offence of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence where the offender had pointed a pistol at another driver while travelling on the motorway, was unduly lenient and was quashed and substituted with a term of eight months' imprisonment.

CA (Crim Div) (Rose LJ, Curtis J, Grigson J)

17/08/2001

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