Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2007] All ER (D) 273 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2007] EWHC 2349 (QB)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Royce J

Judgment Dates: 18 October 2007

Catchwords

Sentence - Mandatory life sentence - Murder - Minimum term - Application for review - Appropriate minimum term - , Sch 22, para 3.

The Case

Sentence Mandatory life sentence. A minimum term of 14 years' imprisonment would be served by the offender before the early release provisions came into effect, in respect of his conviction for stabbing to death his stepfather in circumstances where the offence had been aggravated by the fact that there was evidence of a planned-killing, the offender had used dangerous weapons and had dismembered the victims body.

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