Summary
Murderers will no longer face automatic life sentences under proposals published yesterday ( changing a law which dates back to the abolition of the death penalty 40 years ago.
The Government's legal advisers suggested creating a new framework of "first degree" and "second degree" murder alongside a revised definition of manslaughter.See the full content of this document
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Murder 'by Degree' May Not Mean Life
There should also be new categories of homicide for specific offences, such as assisting suici...
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