Case (Life sentence replaced by hospital order). R v Crerand [2022] EWCA Crim 962

— The Court of Appeal quashed a sentence of life imprisonment and substituted a s37/41 restricted hospital order, "taking into account the nature of his mental illness, its causal connection with the offence, its treatability and the clear evidence that his condition will be better managed on release under the Mental Health Act regime and the public better protected".
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/R_v_Crerand_(2022)_EWCA_Crim_962?id=130323-2106