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R V JOHN OWEN ROBERTS : R V WAYNE ANTHONY SMITH (1999)

PUBLISHED May 28, 1999
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The ambit of s.2(2)(b) Criminal Justice Act 1991, to protect the public from serious harm, necessarily required the court to look beyond the circumstances of the offence itself and to assess the future risk of serious harm to the public.

CA (Crim Div) (Buxton LJ, Scott Baker J, Hidden J)

28/05/1999

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