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R v Shane Lewis

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Shane Lewis
   
Issue: Whether a custodial sentence had been the only alternative to an order under the Mental Health Act 1983 for repeated offences of possession of offensive weapons or bladed articles by a man with mental health problems.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2009/6273/A6
   
Neutral Citation:   [2010] EWCA Crim 133
   
Judge(s): Dyson LJ, Sweeney J, Sir Christopher Holland
   
Date: 22 January 2010