Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2007] All ER (D) 245 (Jan)
Neutral Citation: [2007] EWHC 23(QB)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Forbes J

Judgment Dates: 26 January 2007

Catchwords

Sentence - Mandatory life sentence - Murder - Minimum term - Reference to High Court to set minimum term - , Sch 22, para 6.

The Case

The appropriate minimum term for the offender, who had been convicted of murder in respect of an incident where he had thrown a bottle at the deceased, who had then been shot twice by the co-offender, would be 15 years' imprisonment, after credit was given for the period of seven months and 21 days spent in custody on remand.

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