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Reflections on the Manslaughter Sentencing Guidelines

Abstract

This article assesses sentencing guidelines recently issued by the Sentencing Council for the offence of manslaughter. The guidelines are considered in the context of escalating sentences for the offence generally, and the statutory reforms to manslaughter made by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 . The article concludes that the guidelines are impressive, sophisticated, and likely to provide flexibility in practice, but that there are unanswered questions about the relationship between manslaughter sentencing and the murder minimum term starting points in Sch.21.

Acceptance Date Dec 21, 2018
Publication Date Feb 1, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Criminal Law Review
Print ISSN 0011-135X
Publisher Sweet and Maxwell
Pages 315-332
Keywords law, sentencing, manslaughter
Publisher URL https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/IC6D822B040C111E99090BF15FC700EED/View/FullText.html?skipAnonymous=true

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