The appellant had been convicted of murder. As an Army sergeant serving in Afghanistan, he had killed a captured insurgent.
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, CJ
[2015] 1 All ER 148, [2015] 1 WLR 1900, [2014] EWCA Crim 1029, [2014] 2 Cr App R 18
Bailii
England and Wales
Cited by:
See Also – Blackman, Regina v CACD 15-Mar-2017
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder. As an army officer serving in Afghanistan he had killed an injured captured insurgent.
Held: The defendant had at the time of the offence suffered a recognised psychiatric condition, . .
See Also – Blackman, Regina v (Media) CACD 28-Mar-2017
The defendant officer appealed against his conviction for murder. Whilst serving a s an officer in Afghanistan, he had killed a captured soldier. That conviction had been quashed and a conviction for manslaughter on diminished responsibility . .
See Also – Blackman, Regina v (Sentence) CACD 28-Mar-2017
Sentence – manslaughter of prisoner
The defendant whilst serving in Afghanistan had killed a prisoner. His appeal against his conviction for murder had been successful, and a conviction for manslaughter had been substituted on the basis that he was at the time suffering a recognised . .
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Crime, Armed Forces, Human Rights
Updated: 03 December 2021; Ref: scu.525766