The appellant was convicted of possessing a prohibited firearm, a sawn-off double-barrelled shotgun, and sentenced to the minimum term of 5 years. She appealed on the basis the judge should have found exceptional circumstances justifying a sentence below the statutory minimum. During a search of a storage facility a number…
The applicant pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of class A with intent to supply, two counts of having a bladed article and two counts of firearms offences (one a prohibited weapon attracting the mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years). He was sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment. A basis…