[2009] EWCA Crim 2544

Although the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Sch.21 para.10 was silent or unspecific in relation to cases of murder resulting from the misuse of knives, the purpose of the schedule was illustrative and not exhaustive. Accepting that the starting point would not normally be the same as that involving a firearm or explosive, nevertheless it would always be an aggravating feature in any case involving death or injury, that the death or injury had been inflicted with a knife.

CA (Crim Div) (Lord Judge LCJ, Penry-Davey J, Henriques J)

13/11/2009