De Boucherville v The State of Mauritius: PC 18 Apr 1984

The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder.

Judges:

Lord Templeman, Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Woolf, Lord Lloyd of Berwick

Citations:

[1994] 2 AC 324, [1994] UKPC 5, [1994] UKPC 12

Links:

Bailii, Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

See AlsoDe Boucherville v The State of Mauritius PC 9-Jul-2008
(Mauritius) The board was asked to consider the constitutionality of the term of imprisonment being served by the prisoner.
Held: The Board accepted that mandatory life sentences are by their nature distinct from mandatory death sentences, but . .
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Crime

Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.424758