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R v Hendy

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
R v Hendy
   
Issue: Whether an old conviction for murder should be quashed on the basis of further evidence supporting diminished responsibility; whether the correct sentence was a life sentence with a hospital and limitation direction or a hospital order with a restriction order.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2004/5044
   
Neutral Citation:   [2006] EWCA Crim 819
   
Judge(s): Gage LJ, Forbes J, Dame Heather Steel
   
Date: 12 April 2006