The fact that a defendant had, at the time of committing an offence, been suffering from an acute mental illness, was not sufficient reason to count as an exceptional reason allowing a judge not to pass a life sentence for a subsequent serious offence. The case should be looked at in the light of section 2, and the purpose of the Act.
Citations:
Gazette 13-Feb-2000
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing, Health
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85426