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R v Pedley, Martin and Hamadi

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v Pedley, Martin and Hamadi
   
Issue: Whether the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection was compatible with the requirements of Arts 3 and/or 5 ECHR unless the “significant risk of serious harm” test in the statute was understood to apply only if the risk amounted to “more likely than not” or at least a numerically-expressed test of more than 35-50%.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   2008 04933 A6
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWCA Crim 840
   
Judge(s): Hughes LJ, King J, HHJ Barker QC
   
Date: 14 May 2009