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R v THOMAS DENNIS GREGORY (2011)

PUBLISHED June 30, 2011
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[2011] EWCA Crim 1712

The Firearms Act 1968 s.1(1) created a strict liability offence and the defence of duress of circumstances was not available where a defendant claimed to have found a shotgun and for a short period of time had intended to keep it.

CA (Crim Div) (Lord Judge LCJ, Owen J, Walker J)

30/06/2011

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