Death Penalty for Murder in UK Law

  • Matthew v Trinidad and Tobago
    • Privy Council
    • 07 Julio 2004
    ... ... is the constitutionality of the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. The relevant ... Henceforth the death sentence for murder will continue to be mandatory. But for reasons ... ...
  • Boyce et Al v R
    • Privy Council
    • 07 Julio 2004
    ... ... is the constitutionality of the mandatory death penalty in Barbados. The relevant provisions of ... and Jeffrey Joseph were convicted of the murder of Marquelle Hippolyte and sentenced to death. On ... ...
  • Watson v The Queen
    • Privy Council
    • 07 Julio 2004
    ... ... of the Supreme Court of Jamaica of the murder on 18 September 1997 of Eugenie Samuels and ... of non-capital murder shall be sentenced to death "if before that conviction he has … (b) been ... the grounds on which the mandatory death penalty is said to be unconstitutional in this case ... ...
  • The Queen v Peter Hughes
    • Privy Council
    • 11 Marzo 2002
    ... ... , Peter Hughes, was convicted of the murder of Jason Jean. At his trial witnesses gave ... murder is liable indictably to suffer death." ... Section 1284 provides: ... Appeal also held that the mandatory death penalty was inconsistent with the identically worded ... ...
  • R v Smith (Morgan James)
    • House of Lords
    • 27 Julio 2000
    ... ... defences: (a) lack of intention to cause death or really serious harm; (b) provocation; (c) ... a majority of ten to two convicted him of murder ... 2 The issue raised on this appeal is ... than of murder which attracted the death penalty. Certain categories of act, such as an insulting ... ...
  • Patrick Reyes v The Queen
    ... ... was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to a mandatory death sentence ... the mandatory imposition of the death penalty was unconstitutional because it violated ... ...
  • R v Camplin
    • House of Lords
    • 06 Abril 1978
    ... ... At Camplin's trial for murder before Boreham J. his only defence was that of ... of violence which result in injury short of death, the fact that the act of violence was committed ... into consideration in determining the penalty which it is appropriate to impose. Whereas in ... ...
  • Re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Surgical Separation)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 22 Septiembre 2000
    ... ... 3 Murder ... 4 Intention ... 4.1 The proper test ... treatment can be a matter of life and death for the patient. I have been involved in a number ... The penalty for murder is a mandatory sentence of life ... ...
  • Thomas and Another v Baptiste and Others
    • Privy Council
    • 17 Marzo 1999
    ... ... be unlawful to carry out the sentences of death passed on them for murder. On 27th January 1999 ... to preserve the legitimacy of the death penalty but which in other respects their Lordships are ... ...
  • Pratt et Al v Attorney General et Al
    • Privy Council
    • 02 Noviembre 1993
    ... ... Morgan, were arrested 16 years ago for a murder committed on 6th October 1977 and have been held ... were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Since that date they have been in prison in that ... 719 ... 3 The death penalty ... 4 The death penalty in the United Kingdom ... ...
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