Appeal against conviction following a guilty plea entered after a ruling that section 1(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 created an absolute offence, pleaded guilty on re-arraignment to possessing an altered firearm without a firearm certificate, contrary to section 1(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968, and possessing a firearm when prohibited, contrary to section 21(1) … Continue reading Gregory, Regina v: CACD 30 Jun 2011
The defendant appealed against his conviction for possession of two flash eliminators. He said that a crucial decision had not been left to the jury, namely whether the eliminators might have been used to fit to rifles as welll as automatic guns. Held: ‘it is not only impossible to see how the judge’s ruling, had … Continue reading Yong v Regina: CACD 21 May 2015
Appeal against a sentence of fourteen months’ detention and training order imposed for a single offence of possessing ammunition without a firearm certificate, contrary to section 1(1)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968. . .
The claimant had been convicted and served his time for possession of a large collection of obsolete or antique firearms. He now sought their return. The police replied that he was in any event out of time. Held: ‘Section 3(2) of the 1980 Act is, at least in the context of that Act, a somewhat … Continue reading Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis v Meekey: Admn 12 Jan 2021
