“Colin Stagg, who was cleared 14 years ago of murdering Rachel Nickell, has been awarded £706,000 compensation, his solicitor said today.”
The Guardian, 13th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The imposition of a whole life sentence did not result in inhuman or degrading treatment, contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 11th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A 16-year-old youth has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy who gave him a ‘dirty look’.”
BBC News, 8th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A glaring error by judges in the case of a man accused of killing his wife by faking her suicide is to be used in a fresh attempt to clear his name.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One of Britain’s most wanted men will be extradited to the UK this week after being arrested in Benidorm, southern Spain. Bobby Spiers will be interviewed by Manchester police in connection with a bungled underworld hit in a Salford pub that left two men dead.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Speculation is mounting about how much compensation Barry George could receive if he decides to make a claim to the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The barrister for Barry George, cleared of killing presenter Jill Dando, has warned that huge publicity can distort investigations into high-profile cases.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Barry George is free to seek more than £1 million compensation as the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being cleared yesterday of the murder of the Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando. ”
The Times, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Barry George has been found not guilty of murdering BBC television presenter Jill Dando outside her London home.”
BBC News, 1st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men have been convicted of killing a 20-year-old man in a ‘military-style’ attack.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
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“Three teenagers who stabbed a young father to death on Wearside after he confronted them about their rowdiness have lost their appeals.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
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“A care worker who murdered a disabled man for his £70,000 inheritance fund has been told she will spend at least 30 years in jail.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
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“A man who admitted murdering two women in a Leicester nursing home has been sentenced to life in prison and told he will serve a minimum of over 24 years.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
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“Law Lords are expected to rule later on whether a police force breached the human rights of a witness who was murdered before he could give evidence.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
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“A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago has been told he cannot appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
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“The traditional crime of passion is to be swept away in the most radical overhaul of the murder laws in 50 years.”
The Times, 29th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Judges have expressed disappointment that the government will not announce this week plans to introduce American-style charges of first- and second-degree murder.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R v Bieber; [2008] WLR (D) 249
“An irreducible life sentence for murder, which was imposed because the offence was so serious that for the purposes of punishment and deterrence the offender must remain in prison for the rest of his days, did not result in detention that constituted inhuman or degrading treatment. In any event, a whole life term was not an irreducible sentence since the Home Secretary could always use his statutory power to release a prisoner whose continued imprisonment would amount to inhuman or degrading treatment.”
WLR Daily, 24th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Former American marine David Bieber was told that although the killing of Pc Ian Broadhurst was ‘horrifying’, it did not justify the whole-life jail term he was given in 2004.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A law student accused of killing the doctor acting as his guardian ‘snapped’ because of exam pressure, a jury heard.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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