TY - JOUR
T1 - Disguised firearms
T2 - law, minimum sentences, and the Lord Advocate’s Reference (No. 1 of 2020) (Case Comment)
AU - Brown, Graeme
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Presents an overview of the classification of firearms and prohibited weapons under the Firearms Act 1968, noting the minimum sentence provisions for certain firearms offences. Discusses Lord Advocate's Reference (No.1 of 2020) (HCJ Appeal) in which, following an acquittal for possessing a firearm that was disguised as another object, contrary to the Firearms Act 1968 s.5(1A)(a), the Lord Advocate referred a number of questions to the court, including how to direct juries on the meaning of "disguised".
AB - Presents an overview of the classification of firearms and prohibited weapons under the Firearms Act 1968, noting the minimum sentence provisions for certain firearms offences. Discusses Lord Advocate's Reference (No.1 of 2020) (HCJ Appeal) in which, following an acquittal for possessing a firearm that was disguised as another object, contrary to the Firearms Act 1968 s.5(1A)(a), the Lord Advocate referred a number of questions to the court, including how to direct juries on the meaning of "disguised".
KW - Firearms
KW - Jury Directions
KW - Possession of firearms
KW - Scotland
KW - Statutory interpretation
KW - Weapons
UR - https://uk.westlaw.com/SharedLink/c1f508290da442bd86617e8f24cff1ab?VR=3.0&RS=cblt1.0
M3 - Article
SP - 2
EP - 5
JO - Greens Criminal Law Bulletin
JF - Greens Criminal Law Bulletin
SN - 0967-2532
IS - 167
ER -