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Hedges, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 607 (29 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal rejected challenges to conviction and sentence after a fatal knife fight, finding no misdirection, no evidential error, and no manifest excess.
The Court of Appeal rejected challenges to manslaughter and sentence in a knife-fight case, upheld the trial judge’s rulings, and corrected the form of detention ordered.
The Court of Appeal upheld a 15-year sentence for manslaughter after a mother fatally shook her baby. It rejected arguments based on neurodiversity, age, delay and mitigation.
The Court of Appeal upheld a 14-year custodial term for manslaughter but quashed the finding of dangerousness and the extended sentence.
The Court of Appeal refused fresh psychiatric evidence and dismissed a murder appeal, holding the new reports did not materially change the trial issues.
Thomas (Previously Edgington) v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 353 (25 March 2026)
The Court of Appeal refused fresh psychiatric evidence and dismissed Nicole Thomas’s appeal against her murder conviction, holding the trial verdict was safe.
IGG, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 419 (12 March 2026)
The Court of Appeal upheld a 15-year sentence for manslaughter, rejecting arguments that neurodiversity, youth, immaturity, delay, and personal circumstances reduced culpability.
The Court of Appeal Criminal Division refused leave to appeal against sentence, upholding an extended sentence for kidnapping, false imprisonment and manslaughter.
Singh, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 205 (10 February 2026)
The Court of Appeal upheld a 14-year custodial term for manslaughter but quashed the finding of dangerousness and the extended sentence.
Metcalfe, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 144 (29 January 2026)
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a 17-year sentence for manslaughter and preventing lawful burial, upholding category B culpability and consecutive sentencing.
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