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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 |