Regina v Swindon; Regina v Peart; Attorney-General’s Reference (Nos 108 and 109 of 2005): CACD 16 Feb 2006
The Attorney General appealed unduly lenient minimum terms set for the defendants who had been convicted of an exceptionally violent murder. Held: The terms would be increased. The starting point was 30 years for such an offence. The fact that there was no sexual element in the sadistic acts did not prevent the acts being … Continue reading Regina v Swindon; Regina v Peart; Attorney-General’s Reference (Nos 108 and 109 of 2005): CACD 16 Feb 2006