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 substituted.
Held: The court now gave reason why it had refused to allow republication in the media of video evidence of the offence.

Citations:

[2017] EWCA Crim 326

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoBlackman, Regina v CACD 22-May-2014
The appellant had been convicted of murder. As an Army sergeant serving in Afghanistan, he had killed a captured insurgent. . .
See AlsoBlackman, 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, . .

Cited by:

See AlsoBlackman, 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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Criminal Evidence, Media

Updated: 24 March 2022; Ref: scu.581277