[2009] EWCA Crim 1208

It was doubtful whether there was a general rule that where there was a causal link between an offender's mental illness and his offence, and the nature of the illness made it appropriate for him to be detained in hospital, a hospital order should be made under the Mental Health Act 1983 s.37 . Even if there was such a rule, a prison sentence was still an alternative.

CA (Crim Div) (Hallett LJ, Andrew Smith J, Slade J)

20/05/2009