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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: |
Court of Appeal |
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| Reference: |
2010/3869/A8 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2011] EWCA Crim 5 |
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| Judge(s): |
Lord Judge CJ, Calvert-Smith and Griffith Williams JJ |
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| Date: |
14 January 2011 |