A sentence of a young person to ‘Detention during Her Majesty’s pleasure’ is not to be thought of as the same as a life sentence; The Home secretary had been unfair in setting the tarriff sentence for two youths convicted of murder on a basis which would have applied to them as adults.
Citations:
Times 07-Aug-1996
Statutes:
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 53, Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 1(5) 4
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department Ex Parte Venables; Regina v Similar QBD 7-May-1996
The Home Secretary was wrong to apply adult criteria on setting a release date for a child detained during Her Majesty’s Pleasure for an offence of murder. . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v Secretary of State For The Home Department, Ex Parte Venables, Regina v Secretary of State For The Home Department, Ex Parte Thompson HL 12-Jun-1997
A sentence of detention during her majesty’s pleasure when imposed on a youth was not the same as a sentence of life imprisonment, and the Home Secretary was wrong to treat it on the same basis and to make allowance for expressions of public . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.87913