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R v DEREK SYMMONS (2009)

PUBLISHED July 3, 2009
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[2009] EWCA Crim 1304

An offender's age was one factor to be borne in mind as part of the sentencing process but it could not be determinative of the finishing point. The inevitable consequence of a 62-year-old man committing a murder was that he was going to grow old if not die in prison.

CA (Crim Div) (Hallett LJ, Penry-Davey J, Gloster J)

03/07/2009

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