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| Former sniper Danny Nightingale loses bid to overturn conviction | Former sniper Danny Nightingale loses bid to overturn conviction |
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| Former SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has lost his latest bid against his conviction for illegally possessing a gun and ammunition. | Former SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has lost his latest bid against his conviction for illegally possessing a gun and ammunition. |
| Last July the special forces soldier, from Crewe, Cheshire, was sentenced to two years in military detention, suspended for 12 months. | Last July the special forces soldier, from Crewe, Cheshire, was sentenced to two years in military detention, suspended for 12 months. |
| He was found guilty of having a 9mm Glock pistol and over 300 rounds of ammunition in his Army house. | He was found guilty of having a 9mm Glock pistol and over 300 rounds of ammunition in his Army house. |
| The 39-year-old's appeal bid was dismissed by three judges. | The 39-year-old's appeal bid was dismissed by three judges. |
| Rejecting his case at the Court Martial Appeal Court in London on Tuesday, Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas said he could not see "in any way" how his proposed grounds of appeal would affect the conviction. | |
| Sitting with Mr Justice Hickinbottom and Mr Justice Jeremy Baker, he said there was a "considerable amount" of evidence before the court martial which supported the guilty verdict. | |
| The sergeant was convicted for a second time by a military court in Bulford, Wiltshire last year. | The sergeant was convicted for a second time by a military court in Bulford, Wiltshire last year. |