| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2008] All ER (D) 321 (Oct) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Moses LJ, Cranston and Burnett JJ |
| Representation | Anthony Berry (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Jonathan Rees (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 31 October 2008 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Life imprisonment - Murder - Defendant dropping six-month-old daughter on ground during argument with child's mother - Minimum term of 15 years specified - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Sentence Life imprisonment. Court of Appeal, Criminal Division: A minimum term of 15 years specified following the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment upon a defendant who had murdered his six-month old daughter by dropping her on the head, was reduced to 13 years.
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