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Attorney-General’s Reference No 34 of 2014 (R v John Jenkin)

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Attorney-General’s Reference No 34 of 2014 (R v John Jenkin)
   
Issue: Whether a minimum term of 6 years under a life sentence imposed for the killing of 2 family members in a situation of diminished responsibility was unduly lenient; the value of the process under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for fixing a minimum term for murder when there is diminished responsibility.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2014/1947/A1
   
Neutral Citation:   [2014] EWCA Crim 1394
   
Judge(s): Treacy LJ, Foskett J, HHJ Inman QC
   
Date: 8 July 2014