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R v Brazil [2020] EWCA Crim 882, 2020 WL 04005153
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R v Brazil [2020] EWCA Crim 882, 2020 WL 04005153

byPriya Vaidya

Topics:            Mitigation

                        Voluntary misuse of alcohol or drugs

                        Failure to follow medical advice

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