R v Docherty [2016] UKSC 62

16/01/2017 8 min
R v Docherty [2016] UKSC 62

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Episode Synopsis

Docherty was convicted in a criminal trial and was considered to be a 'dangerous offender'. He was sentenced to imprisonment for public protection (IPP) under the old sentencing regime of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 but argued he should have been sentenced under the new regime to an extended determinate sentence (EDS) under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

In this podcast we explore the decision by the Supreme Court as well as the implications for criminal and social justice.

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