Adjournment to allow amicus curiae to investigate appropriate sentencing level with apparent error in Current Sentencing Practice guide. Judges: Lord Bingham of Cornhill LCJ, Potts, Butterfield JJ Citations: [1997] EWCA Crim 2284 Links: Bailii Statutes: Firearms Act 1968 16A Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Sentencing Updated: 29 September 2022; Ref: scu.465438
Appeal against convictions for possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence Judges: Keene LJ, Cox DBE, Bean JJ Citations: [2006] EWCA Crim 3408 Links: Bailii Statutes: Firearms Act 1968 16A Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.259197
The defendant appealed against refusal of bail. He had failed to attend court in time of the day of his trial and said he had overlooked the date. Held: Collins J said: ‘[T]he question of whether bail should be continued or removed in connection with the main proceedings is a matter which does not depend … Continue reading Wiggins, Regina (on the Application Of) v Harrow Crown Court: Admn 20 Apr 2005
Appeal as unduly lenient from sentence of five months imprisonment of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Citations: [2017] EWCA Crim 2305 Links: Bailii Statutes: Firearms Act 1968 16A Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Sentencing Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.625550
Appeal from sentences for possession of prohibited firearm, and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and wounding with intent. Citations: [2018] EWCA Crim 635 Links: Bailii Statutes: Firearms Act 1968 5(1)(aba) 16A, Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Sentencing Updated: 01 July 2022; Ref: scu.624043
