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R v Sanjay Nijhawan

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
R v Sanjay Nijhawan
   
Issue: Whether leave to extend time and to adduce fresh evidence should be granted in relation to a sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years for manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility; whether the fresh evidence, namely expert evidence as to the impact of certain anti-depressant medication, provided a ground for appeal.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2021/00219/A1
   
Neutral Citation:   [2022] EWCA Crim 10
   
Judge(s): Males LJ, Cutts J, HHJ Lucraft QC
   
Date: 44574