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Manslaughter sentence upheld for woman with diminished responsibility due to mental disorder
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Court of Appeal upholds an 11-year sentence, with the final three years suspended, for a woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, on the grounds that the sentencing judge had correctly applied the methodology for determining the sentence, and that the reduction reflected the appellant's mental condition and the mitigating factors present.
Manslaughter - diminished responsibility - mental disorder - psychotic episode - sentencing appeal - moral culpability - headline sentence - mitigation - rehabilitation - Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 - bipolar affective disorder - early plea - victim impact - aggravating factors - suspension of sentence - Court of Appeal - High Court.
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