Criminal Sentencing - 1960- 1969

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Regina -v- Hodgson (1968) 52 Cr App R 113
1968 CACD	Criminal Sentencing	Casemap 1 Citers
	The court stated that the exceptional circumstances required to justify imposition of a life sentence for an offence other than murder are present if three conditions. First, the offence or offences are in themselves serious enough to require a very long sentence. Secondly, it appears from the nature of the offences or from the offender's criminal history that he is a person of mental instability who, if at liberty, would probably re-offend and present a grave danger to the public. Thirdly, the offender will remain unstable and a potential danger for a long and/or uncertain period of time.