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R v Coonan (formerly Sutcliffe)

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Coonan (formerly Sutcliffe)
   
Issue: Whether a whole life tariff was appropriate for a man who committed multiple murders; the approach to mitigation on grounds of mental disorder when the jury had rejected a claim of diminished responsibility.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2010/3869/A8
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] EWCA Crim 5
   
Judge(s): Lord Judge CJ, Calvert-Smith and Griffith Williams JJ
   
Date: 14 January 2011