Care needed in drafting
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where an offence was committed over two or more days which straddled the coming into force of the dangerous offender provisions, a term of imprisonment for public protection should not be imposed where it was not clear when the offence was actually committed.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
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