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R (Stellato) v Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Stellato) v Home Secretary
   
Issue: Whether a prisoner entitled to be released unconditionally at the three-quarter point of his sentence at the time he was sentenced was subject to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 that provided for the licence existing until the end of the sentence.
   
Court: House of Lords
   
Reference:  
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] UKHL 5
   
Judge(s): Lords Bingham, Hoffmann, Hope, Carswell and Brown
   
Date: 14 March 2007