[2002] EWCA Crim 699

A life sentence, where the sentence was not obligatory, should only be passed in the most exceptional circumstances. There had to be good grounds for believing that the offender might remain a serious danger to the public for a period that could not be reliably estimated at the time of sentencing.

CA (Crim Div) (Clarke LJ, Leveson J, Cooke J)

22/03/2002