[2008] EWCA Crim 2907

A sentence of imprisonment for public protection with a minimum term of four-and-a-half years imposed under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.225 for manslaughter arising from an assault which occurred before the Act came into force did not infringe the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.7 since it was not heavier than the penalty which could have been imposed in 2003, the maximum sentence then being life imprisonment.

CA (Crim Div) (Hooper LJ, Plender J, Sir Peter Cresswell)

28/11/2008