THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Labour Considers Plan to Let Murderers Dodge Automatic Life Sentences.
The British government is considering a Law Commission proposal to abolish mandatory life sentences for murder.
The British government is considering a Law Commission proposal to abolish mandatory life sentences for murder . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Labour Party government is considering a Law Commission proposal to change the homicide laws in England and Wales, suggesting abolition of mandatory life sentences for all murder convictions, reserving them only for so-called “first-degree” murder cases, similar to the U.S. DETAIL: Under the proposed changes, a new category of second-degree murder would apply to cases where the intent was to cause serious injury or where a partial defense, such as diminished responsibility, is applicable. The Commission argues the current law is overly broad and that a two-tier system would create…Open