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March 9th, 2015

Delivery driver saves licence and job

  Lucy Taylor-Grime represented a delivery driver who had 3 separate sets of speeding offences before different Courts. He also had, at the time the offences were committed a total of 9 penalty points already on his licence. The client accepted the speeding offences and having entered guilty pleas all matters were heard before Cannock […]

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March 2nd, 2015

Judge persuaded not to impose 5 year minimum jail sentence – firearms accused receives a 2 year suspended sentence

A Stafford man represented by Sheppards Solicitors avoided a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment when the Judge dealing with the case was persuaded to find exceptional circumstances not to impose the minimum sentence. Under Section 5(1a)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968, anyone found in possession of a firearm disguised as another item faces a minimum […]

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January 28th, 2015

Stafford prison officer acquitted of drugs charge

A Stafford based operation support grade (OSG) prison officer has been acquitted at Stafford Crown Court of taking a controlled drug into the prison. The OSG had been subject to a random search as he began his night shift in June of 2014 when fellow officers found the substance.  The OSG was immediately arrested and […]

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