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Joshua Rozenberg
Tuesday 6th October 2009
Tough Judge on Gun Crime
The Lord Chief Justice has warned offenders who commit gun crime that they face "deterrent and punitive" sentences to protect the public.
Lord Judge, sitting at the Court of Appeal in London, said that the "gravity of gun crime cannot be exaggerated".
Issuing new sentencing guidelines, the Court of Appeal said: "Deterrent and punitive sentences are required and should be imposed."
One "dangerous predatory paedophile" had a sentence of indefinite detention for public protection increased to life imprisonment.
You can read the full judgment here.
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Joshua Rozenberg is an independent legal commentator who presents Law in Action on BBC Radio 4.
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