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R (Spinks) v Home Secretary | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether Art 3 was engaged in relation to a refusal to release a prisoner on compassionate grounds; whether the case should be referred to the Parole Board. | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
C1/2004/2477 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2005] EWCA Civ 275 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Buxton, May and Sedley LJJ | 
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| Date:  | 
28 January 2005 |