McCormick's (Patrick) Application
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Colton J |
| Neutral Citation | [2017] NIQB 65 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 07 July 2017 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2017] NIQB 65
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: COL10364
Delivered: 7/7/2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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2016 No. 04/9222/01
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY HUGH PATRICK McCORMICK
FOR LEAVE TO APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
AND IN THE MATTER OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY A GOVERNOR OF
HMP MAGHABERRY
ON 21 MARCH 2017, 22 MARCH 2017 AND FURTHER DECISION OF
23 MARCH 2017 AND 20 APRIL 2017
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COLTON J
Background
[1] The applicant, Hugh McCormick, is a serving prisoner at HMP Maghaberry.
He was sentenced to a determinate period of imprisonment of 15½ years
(7¾ custody/7¾ licence) on 16 December 2016 having been convicted of an
attempted murder which occurred on 2 July 2011.
[2] His early release date is 30 May 2023.
[3] On 21 March 2017 the applicant was removed from his cell on Braid 3 within
the prison, and was relocated to the Care and Supervision Unit. His right of
association with other prisoners was removed under the provisions of Rule 32 of the
Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995.
[4] This decision was reviewed on 23 March 2017 and 20 April 2017 as a result of
which the Rule 32 period was extended by 28 days and subsequently reduced to 14
days. A further review was carried out on 24 April 2017 and it was decided that it
was safe to return the applicant to integrated accommodation so that the applicant
was no longer subject to a Rule 32 determination.
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