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R v Drew

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Drew
   
Issue: Whether the imposition of an automatic life sentence for a second serious offence breached the European Convention in relation to an offender who qualified for a hospital order
   
Court: House of Lords
   
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Neutral Citation:   [2003] UKHL 25
   
Judge(s): Lords Bingham, Steyn, Hutton, Millett and Rodger
   
Date: 8 May 2003