The defendant had been sentenced to life imprisonment for a violent treble murder, but with no minimum term set, so that he would not ever be released.
Held: After the coming into effect of the 2003 Act, and the defendant’s transfer to a secure mental hosiptal on diagnosis of schizophrenia, the whole life order should now be made.
Judges:
Keith J
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 1064 (QB)
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 Sch 22
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 18 August 2022; Ref: scu.414969
