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R v Simon James Finch (Solicitor General’s Reference) |
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Issue: |
Whether 4½ years’ imprisonment for breaching the Official Secrets Acts 1911 and 1989 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 was unduly lenient; the impact of a diagnosis of autism/Asperger’s which helped to explain the defendant’s sense of grievance but not his conduct. |
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Court: |
Court of Appeal |
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Reference: |
2020/03069/A4 |
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Neutral Citation: |
[2021] EWCA Crim 377 |
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Judge(s): |
Fulford LJ VP, McGowan and Bourne JJ |
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Date: |
44273 |