R v Hunnisett [2021] EWCA Crim 265

Appeal against murder conviction The appellant wanted a murder conviction and 18-year-tariff life sentence quashed, and substituted with manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and s45A hybrid order (the appropriate prison sentence was not discussed), on the basis of fresh evidence (a prosecution psychiatrist had changed her mind) but the Court of Appeal refused to admit this evidence.

CASES DATABASE

Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

• Diminished responsibility cases🔍

Date: 4/3/21🔍

Court: Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)🔍

Judge(s):

• Sharp🔍
• May🔍
• Stacey🔍

Parties:

• R🔍
• Crystal Hunnisett🔍
• David Andrew Hunnisett🔍

Citation number(s):

• [2021] EWCA Crim 265^B

What links here:

• Jonathan Wilson, 'Mental health case law: update' (Legal Action, May 2022)

Published: 14/4/21 20:40

Cached: 2025-05-25 08:24:45