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R v Coonan (formerly Sutcliffe) | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a whole life tariff was appropriate for a man who committed multiple murders; the approach to mitigation on grounds of mental disorder when the jury had rejected a claim of diminished responsibility. | 
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| Court:  | 
High Court, QBD | 
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| Reference:    | 
MTS/1057/2004 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2010] EWHC 1741 (QB) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Mitting J | 
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| Date:  | 
16 July 2010 |