Court:
Court of Appeal
Catchwords:
Criminal Practice and Procedure-ambiguous plea-plea of guilty to murder-absence of requisite intention to commit murder-duty of the trial judge-options open on appeal
Sentencing-plea of guilty to murder-whether proper sentencing approach adopted-principles of sentencing considered-section 42 of the Criminal Justice Administration Act, 2015 and section 31 C of the Offences Against the Person Act applied.
Document Type:
Year:
2023
Suit/Claim number:
97/2017
Neutral Citation:
[2023] JMCA Crim 42
Judge(s):
Dunbar Green JA