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R v Rocky Marciano Price sentencing Remarks

Judgment Cited authorities 3 Cited in Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date14 August 2020
Subject MatterCivil
CourtCrown Court
REGINA
-v-
ROCKY MARCIANO PRICE
Preston Crown Court
14th August 2020
Sentencing Remarks of Mrs Justice Yip DBE
Introduction
1. Rocky Marciano Price is to be sentenced today for the murder of Lindsay Birbeck on
12 August 2019. He is now aged 17. There is only one sentence that the law allows to
be passed for murder: that is a mandatory life sentence. For an offender under the age
of 18, this is expressed as detention at Her Majesty’s Pleasure. Let there be no
misunderstanding, a life sentence is just that. It may be that the defendant is never
released from custody. If he is, he will be on licence and liable to be recalled to prison
for the rest of his life. That is the sentence I shall pass but I must also determine the
minimum term that must elapse before the defendant can be considered for release.
2. I am required to set the minimum term by reference to the statutory scheme laid down
by Parliament and to explain my reasons for selecting the term that I do. I recognise
that the defendant, who has learning difficulties, is unlikely to immediately absorb all
that I say. However, these remarks are not addressed only to him. At the conclusion
of the hearing, I will distribute my remarks in writing so that they can be repeated and
broken down for the defendant later to aid his full understanding. When I come to pass
sentence, I will address the defendant directly in clear terms.

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