| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 275 (Jun) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Lord Judge CJ, Simon and Blair JJ (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Pete Weatherby (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 June 2009 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Mandatory life sentence - Murder - Whole life order - Defendant having previous conviction for murder - Defendant subsequently convicted of murder of wife - Judge imposing whole life order - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Sentence Mandatory life sentence. Court of Appeal, Criminal Division: A whole life term was not manifestly excessive where, inter alia, the defendant had a previous conviction for murder and had shown a sustained intention to kill the deceased in the index offence.
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