[2006] EWCA Crim 3197

It was good practice for a judge, when deciding on a minimum term where a defendant's previous convictions made him eligible for a mandatory life sentence, to provide reasons with reference to the factors set out in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Sch.21, particularly where there was a well known starting point in operation.

CA (Crim Div) (Pill LJ, Hodge J, Recorder of Cardiff)

22/11/2006