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unusual facts about Life imprisonment in England and Wales



Depraved-heart murder

A person who, at the time he or she committed murder, was 18 years of age or older, will receive a life sentence, with a minimum non-parole period of 15 years (under the 2003 Criminal Justice Act), unless at least 1 aggravating factor, as defined in the Criminal Justice Act that would warrant a longer non-parole period to be handed down.

Tommy Ball

Stagg was refused leave to appeal, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment as part of the reforms introduced by the newly elected Labour Government.


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