Beadell, R. v [2016] EWCA Crim 1521 (20 September 2016)
The sentencing order must be corrected to reflect the judge's intention to credit 261 days spent in custody on remand, as required by law.
- Citation
- [2016] EWCA Crim 1521
- Parties
- Prosecution: Regina; Applicant: Charles William Nigel Beadell
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 September 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Sentencing, Credit for Time Served, Remand Custody
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Parties
Regina
Prosecution
Charles William Nigel Beadell
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentencing order properly credited the applicant for time spent in custody on remand
Ratio Decidendi
The sentencing order must be corrected to reflect the judge's intention to credit 261 days spent in custody on remand, as required by law.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- minimum term of 27 years quashed
- minimum term of 27 years less 261 days substituted
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