The offences
4. The offenders Hogg and Rolls were charged with seven others on the count of conspiracy to which we have referred. Hogg and another were in addition charged with the offences under the Firearms Act 1968. Rolls and another were also charged with offences under the same Act. The other defendants were charged with substantive drug offences. 5. On 16 February 2007, at a plea and case management hearing, Hogg pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a Class A drug, contrary to section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1997. A written basis of plea was not accepted by the Crown. Roach and Carolan (another defendant) also pleaded guilty to the same offence on that date. We shall have to return in some detail to the problems caused by the way Hogg's basis of plea was dealt with in this case. 6. On 22 May 2007, Hogg pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition, contrary to sections 5(1)(aba) and 1(1)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968 respectively. The pleas were entered following a
- Mr Q Hawkins
- Introduction
- The offences
- Goodyear
- The preparation of the reference
- R v Padoan and Smith
- The Judge’s sentencing remarks
- The basic submissions of the Attorney General
- The basic facts
- The approach to Rolls’ basis of plea : “gainsay”
- gainsay
- R v Underwood
- gainsaid”
- Newton
- The aggravating and mitigating factors
- R v Aramah
- R v Aranguren and Others
- Whiteway
- The appeal of Roach