Death Penalty for Murder in UK Law
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Matthew v Trinidad and Tobago
... ... 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 ... ...
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Boyce et Al v R
... ... 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 ... ...
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Watson v The Queen
... ... 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 ... ...
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The Queen v Peter Hughes
... ... , 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 ... ...
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R v Smith (Morgan James)
... ... 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 ... ...
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Patrick Reyes v The Queen
... ... He was tried on two counts of murder, convicted and sentenced to death on each count ... constitutionality of the mandatory death penalty, which is said to infringe both the protection ... ...
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Thomas and Another v Baptiste and Others
... ... 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 ... ...
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Pratt et Al v Attorney General et Al
... ... 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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R v Camplin
... ... 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 ... ...
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De Freitas also called Michael Abdul Malik v Benny
... ... and fundamental freedoms - Imposition of death penalty for murder - Whether cruel and unusual ... ...
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