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…
The appellant pleaded guilty to possessing prohibited firearms (4 canisters of CS gas), disguised firearms (5 stun guns disguised as mobile phones), a disguised firearm (electrified knuckle duster) and extreme pornography. He received a total 5 years’ imprisonment. The main ground of appeal was that the judge should have found exceptional circumstances to…