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10/20/2008
Samuel Hunton, Immigration and Criminal Defence
Category: UK Law
Satisfied Customers: 379
Experience: Studied Law, Ex-Metropolitan Police Officer
VerifiedFirst time in trouble? It's not likely, but never out of the question. Assault police, dd, sec 5 and class c individually are not that serious, however all together the court may look on it differently. What charge is he facing?
Kind Regards,
John SandfordDespite assault police not being that serious, courts look at it very unfavourably compared to a common assault charge.
Kind Regards,
John SandfordDespite assault police not being that serious, courts look at it very unfavourably compared to a common assault charge.
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