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Reynolds, R. v

2014

COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION)

United Kingdom

CORAM

  • MR JUSTICE SWEENEY

Areas of Law

  • Criminal Law and Procedure

AI Generated Summary

In two appeals, Reynolds and Rosser were sentenced to life imprisonment for the sadistic murders of a 17-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, respectively. Both cases involved determining the appropriateness of whole life orders under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The court affirmed the whole life orders, stating the exceptional seriousness of the offenses justified such sentences. Mitigating factors, including guilty pleas and the offenders' ages, were insufficient to outweigh the aggravating factors.