Appeal against conviction (on plea) of smuggling drugs and mobile SIM cards into prison. His defence statement indicated that he had acted under pressure and in ignorance.
Held: The appeal failed. A charge under either section 40B(1)(a) or section 40C(1)(a) of the Prison Act 1952 was proved once it was established that the defendant knew he was carrying something prohibited into the prison. He did not need that he knew precisely what it was, but only it was a package containing prohibited material.
Judges:
Rafferty LJ, Morris J, McCreath Rec Westminster
Citations:
[2017] EWCA Crim 189, [2017] WLR(D) 170
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime, Prisons
Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.580923
