Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Hickey and Others: QBD 28 Oct 1993

Parole provisions are to apply to life prisoners who had been transferred transferred to a mental hospital.

Citations:

Times 28-Oct-1993

Statutes:

Criminal Justice Act 1991 34 sch12 9(1)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromRegina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte H and Others, Regina v Same ex parte Hickey CA 29-Jul-1994
A discretionary life prisoner who had been transferred to a mental hospital is not automatically eligible for a certificate under the section. The right conferred on a discretionary life prisoner by section 34 of the 1991 Act did not extend to those . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.87931