Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Mccartney: Admn 28 Oct 1993

The Home Secretary need not seek judicial or advice before issuing a certificate for length of sentence.

Citations:

Times 28-Oct-1993, Independent 16-Nov-1993

Statutes:

Criminal Justice Act 1991 34 sch12 9(1)

Cited by:

Appeal fromRegina v Secretary of State Home Department, ex parte McCartney CACD 25-May-1994
Under the applicable legislation the trial judge fixed the tariff for discretionary life sentence prisoners, but there were transitional provisions which required the Secretary of State to fix the tariff for discretionary lifers who had been . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.87933