Wright's (Stephen) Application
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Colton J |
| Judgment Date | 30 June 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] NIQB 50 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 30 June 2022 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2022] NIQB 50
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: COL11894
ICOS No: 22/037432/1
Delivered: 30/06/2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION
(JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY STEPHEN WRIGHT
FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
AND IN THE MATTER OF A DECISION OF THE PAROLE COMMISSIONERS
FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
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Mr Séamas MacGiollaCheara (instructed by Emmet J Kelly & Co, Solicitors) for the
Applicant
Mr Philip Henry (instructed by Carson McDowell, Solicitors) for the Respondents
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COLTON J
[1] The court is obliged to counsel for their able written and oral submissions.
The submissions were prepared on an expedited basis and were commendably
focused on the issues that arise in this application.
Background
[2] The applicant is a 44 year old man who was sentenced to a life sentence with a
minimum tariff of 15 years for murder, together with a concurrent six year sentence
for arson endangering life arising out of an incident on 26 December 2004. The
applicant was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court on 22 March 2007. His tariff expired
on 12 June 2020.
[3] The applicant’s case was referred to the Parole Commissioners for
Northern Ireland (PCNI) under Article 6 of the Life Sentence (Northern Ireland)
Order 2001 (“the Order”) on 30 July 2021 to consider whether or not to direct his
release under the Order.
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