Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2011] All ER (D) 69 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2011] EWHC 2384 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (Manchester)
Judge:

Judge Waksman QC sitting as a High Court judge
Representation F Krause (instructed by Stephensons Solicitors) for the claimant.
  S Karim (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 12 August 2011

Catchwords

Sentence - Murder - Life imprisonment - Claimant being sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum tariff set at 13 years and 17 months - Claimant continuing to deny guilt - On expiry of minimum tariff claimant applying for transfer to open conditions - Defendant Parole Board refusing claimant's application - Whether Parole Board erring in its decision - Parole Board Directions.

The Case

Sentence Murder. The Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court, in dismissing the claimant's application for judicial review, held that the Parole Board had not erred in its application of the Parole Board Directions in refusing the claimant's request for a transfer to open conditions.

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