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R v DAVE DEVON SMITH (2009)

PUBLISHED February 19, 2009
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[2009] EWCA Crim 472

A sentence of two-and-a-half years' imprisonment imposed for possession of a prohibited firearm was not manifestly excessive where an offender did not know for certain that a locked suitcase in his possession contained a gun but was aware that there was a risk that it did.

CA (Crim Div) (Rix LJ, Walker J, Calvert Smith J)

19/02/2009

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