Sentencing guidelines - Totality / Consecutive

Appeal against sentence – convicted of murder of a senior prison officer and causing an explosion with intent to endanger life – joint enterprise – mandatory life sentence with 22 year minimum term prior to release at first instance – appeal against minimum tariff of 22 years – application to extend time – whether trial judge was wrong to conclude that there was nothing by way of personal mitigation giving rise to a reduction in sentence - R v McCandless [2004] NICA 1 confirmed as leading authority on sentencing in murder cases – high culpability – high harm – case fell within the very serious category – planned – politically motivated – use of explosive device a highly aggravating factor – terrorist crimes involving serving police or prison officers can expect sentences of upwards of 20 years – personal mitigation is likely to be of limited if any value – no merit in appeal - application to extend time refused - appeal dismissed

[2022] NICA 30 Keegan LCJ

01 June 2022

Sentencing guidelines - Totality / Consecutive

7604 results

A Father and A Mother and in the matter of EL (A male child ages 11 years 9 months)

JR138's (Acting by her mother and next friend) Application and in the matter of decisions of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Summary of Judgment - Republic of Poland v Kamil Czerwonobroda (Divisional Court)

Republic of Poland v Kamil Czerwonobroda

Fresco Bon v Gallagher

Fiona Mary McKee and Samuel Forbes Carson and Samuel James McKee

Aaron Sterritt and Telegraph Media Group Limited and Associated Newspapers Limited and News Group Newspapers Limited

JR123's Application

A Mother and A Health and Social care Trust and A Father and in the matter of LD, a child

McConalogue (Peter) Application for leave to apply for Judicial Review

Mr Allastair Barron (Appellant) and The Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland (Respondent)

Mr Sean McCartney & Mr John McElhone (Appellants) and The Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland (Respondent)

Daniel McAteer and Aine McAteer and Sanjeev Guram and Anoop Guram

Summary of judgment - R v Shaun Hegarty

Queen v Shaun Hegarty

Queen v Christopher Robinson

Ulster Bank LTD and Michael Adrian Taggart and John Desmond Taggart

Practice Direction 02/2022 - Submission and Format of E-Bundles

Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents' Association Application for Judicial Review

Mr George Emerson (Appellant) and The Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland (Respondent)