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R v Stanley Frederick Roberts | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether imprisonment for public protection was necessary for a man with mental health and alcohol abuse problems who admitted an offence of attempted arson. | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
2008/05619/A5 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2009] EWCA Crim 701 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Maurice Kay LJ, Stadlen and Holroyde JJ | 
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| Date:  | 
5 March 2009 |