Appeal against minimum term of 20 years set on conviction for murder. A schoolboy aged 15 had stabbed his teacher at school.
Held: The judge had set the correcting starting point at 25 years, and had given the correct credit for the early plea but the evidence was overwhelming.
Judges:
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd LCJ, Hallett DBE VP CACD LJ, Globe J
Citations:
[2015] EWCA Crim 110
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 24 March 2022; Ref: scu.581984