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Nigel Brown v The State
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Nigel Brown v The State
The death sentence for Nigel Brown has been commuted to a life term, with a minimum of 22 years, by the Trinidad Court of Appeal.
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Reprieve for Battered Woman Who Killed Husband
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Reprieve for Battered Woman Who Killed Husband
A woman from Belize has been cleared of murder after setting alight her partner, in response to years of his physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
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The State v Nimrod Miguel
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The State v Nimrod Miguel
Nimrod Miguel has received a sentence of nineteen and half years’ imprisonment, after previously being sentenced to death under the felony-murder rule in Trinidad.
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DPP Launches Report on the Death Penalty in Taiwan
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DPP Launches Report on the Death Penalty in Taiwan
In association with the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, the DPP today launched a report of the death penalty in Taiwan.
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Marcus Daniel v The State
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Marcus Daniel v The State
Marcus Daniel’s conviction for murder has been quashed by the Trinidad Court of Appeal and a verdict of manslaughter substituted.
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Dexter Johnson v The Republic of Ghana
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Dexter Johnson v The Republic of Ghana
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has held that Ghana’s mandatory death penalty for murder is a violation of the right to life.
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DPP Welcomes Ruling that British Man Should Be Removed From Death Row
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DPP Welcomes Ruling that British Man Should Be Removed From Death Row
A British human rights charity has identified major flaws in Ghanaian law governing the use of the death penalty – currently a mandatory sentence for anyone convicted of murder.
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Devender Bhullar v National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Devender Bhullar v National Capital Territory of Delhi
The Supreme Court of India has commuted the death sentence of Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, one of the men convicted of the 1993 Delhi bombings, on the basis that both he is severely mentally ill, and that the excessive length of time taken by the President to answer Professor Bhullar’s petition for mercy amounted to a violation of the…
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DPP Assists in Quashing of Death Sentence for Sole Female Death Row Inmate in Trinidad
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DPP Assists in Quashing of Death Sentence for Sole Female Death Row Inmate in Trinidad
Ramdeen v The State
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The Government of Ghana v Frank Gambrah
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The Government of Ghana v Frank Gambrah
The High Court in England and Wales has upheld a decision to refuse to extradite British national Frank Gambrah, following a request from the Government of Ghana that he return to stand trial for murder.
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Death Sentence Quashed and Privy Council Rules Self-Induced Provocation Can Be A Defence to Murder
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Death Sentence Quashed and Privy Council Rules Self-Induced Provocation Can Be A Defence to Murder
Daniel v The State
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DPP 3rd Annual Lecture
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DPP 3rd Annual Lecture
On 28th January 2014, we held our third annual lecture at the Inner Temple in London.
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