Suspended sentence for possession of stun gun

Leading barrister with expertise in: Appeals, Other Violent and Sex Offences

R v X (June 2016): Jim acted for a 61 year old businessman of good character who had been imprisoned for two years for possession of a stun gun. X’s original lawyers advised that there were no grounds to appeal but at the hearing of the appeal the sentence was varied to a suspended sentence allowing the immediate release of the appellant.