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R v Welsh

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Welsh
   
Issue: Whether a life sentence was proper in relation to a conviction for manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility when the criteria for a hospital order were met.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2010/2087/A8
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] EWCA Crim 73
   
Judge(s): Moses LJ, Maddison J, HHJ Scott-Gall
   
Date: 1 February 2011