[2012] EWCA Crim 3085

A plea in bar of autrefois convict was a proper plea to raise and the appellant should not thereby have been deprived of the benefit of his guilty plea. A serious crime prevention order which restricted communication, or association, with his long-standing partner, who was a co-conspirator, was in breach of his right to maintain his private relationships.

CA (Crim Div) (Moses LJ, Burton J, Lindblom J)

18/10/2012