Should life mean life?
New guidelines expected after appeal hearing today
When should murderers be sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison? That’s the question five judges will be considering in the Court of Appeal today. Their ruling is expected to provide guidance for the future use of whole life orders.
You can read my preview of this important hearing in a column I wrote recently for the Law Society Gazette.
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