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The Brief: Consecutive or concurrent for assaulting police?

An Appeal court decision which may encourage a 'what have I got to lose?' attitude among those who are minded to attack officers.

The Brief: Consecutive or concurrent for assaulting police?

Date - 17th December 2020
By - Kevin Baumber
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In R. v Brown [2020] EWCA Crim 1095, (2020) 84 J.C.L. 516, CA. an appeal against sentence was brought by the appellant who had pleaded guilty to three counts of assault on an emergency worker and one of using threatening words or behaviour towards a...
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