King v Fionnghuale Perry
Sentencing remarks – collecting or making a record of information likely to be useful to a terrorist – home searched – documents found – collected or made a security debrief about recovery by police of firearms, ammunition and explosives – criminal record denotes commitment to violent republicanism – multiple sclerosis a point in mitigation – personal circumstances carry limited value in terrorism cases – 5 year sentence reduced to 4 years in light of multiple sclerosis – contested charge – lost prospect of credit for guilty plea – the application of Morgan and others v Ministry of Justice [2023] UKSC 14 to sentencing in terrorism offences discussed and found to be directly applicable to the facts
[2023] NICC 12 O'Hara J