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Regina v Sullivan; Regina v Gibbs; Regina v Elener; Regina v Elener: CACD 8 Jul 2004

The appellants, each convicted of murder, challenged the minimum periods of detention ordered to be served. Held: As to the starting point for sentencing, judges should have regard to the published practice directions, and not the letter from the Lord Chief Justice of 31 December 2003, which became a practice direction in 2004. As to … Continue reading Regina v Sullivan; Regina v Gibbs; Regina v Elener; Regina v Elener: CACD 8 Jul 2004

Sanchez, Regina v: CACD 5 Dec 2008

The defendant appealed her conviction for murder as aider and abettor, and the crown appealed against her sentence of 3 years. Held: The criticisms of the trial were not established. The defendant’s appeal failed. The judge had failed to indicate the starting point he had used. The approach of a court to a sentence of … Continue reading Sanchez, Regina v: CACD 5 Dec 2008