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R v Adrian Holloway

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Adrian Holloway
   
Issue: Whether admissions made to a psychiatrist were admissible at trial; whether the court could appoint an advocate to assist when a defendant was fit to stand trial; whether a life sentence plus a hospital and limitation direction was wrong in principle or manifestly excessive.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2015/3606/B5
   
Neutral Citation:   [2016] EWCA Crim 2175
   
Judge(s): Hallett LJ V-P, Sweeney and McGowan JJ
   
Date: 20 December 2016