R v Deery
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Court | Court of Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1977 |
| Date | 01 January 1977 |
(C.C.A.)
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Deery
Firearms -Penalty - Increase in statutory penalty between date of offence and date of trial - Whether increase retrospective - Firearms Act (Northern Ireland), 1969 (c. 12), s. 19A - Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order, 1976 (S.I. No. 1341). Article 3.
The appellant was convicted in January, 1977 of two offences under the Firearms Act (Northern Ireland), 1969, which were committed in April, 1976. In August, 1976 the maximum penalty for these offences was increased from five to ten years' imprisonment. The trial judge Held that the increased penalties applied to the appellant's offences and imposed a...
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