The defendant appealed the minimum term set by the judge on his conviction for murder.
Held: The judge appared to have added a period of two years to the period because he treated the defendant’s intention to kill as an aggravating factor. That intention was already allowed for in the guidelines and an additional period should not have been added, but he was correct to have increased the term for other factors.
Judges:
Gage LJ, Dobbs J, Mettyear J
Citations:
Times 13-Sep-2006
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 30 June 2022; Ref: scu.246406