# Help finding a case - R v Callaghan (Calocane)

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**Category:** Mental Health Act\
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**Created:** [20 September 2025 17:10 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/help-finding-a-case-r-v-callaghan-calocane/4288 "2025-09-20T17:10:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joolsleeds](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/joolsleeds/32/56_2.png) [@Joolsleeds](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Joolsleeds)\
**Post date:** [20 September 2025 17:10 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/help-finding-a-case-r-v-callaghan-calocane/4288/1 "2025-09-20T17:10:20Z")

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I’ve just seen this in some recent sentencing remarks in a diminished responsibility case:

_"I turn to the various options in terms of sentencing. Those are: Imprisonment; a Mental Health Act order under s.37 with or without a restriction order under s.41; or a s.45A hybrid order involving treatment in hospital until fit to be transferred to prison to serve the remainder of the sentence._

_The prosecution as one would expect drew my attention to R v. Voles,[sic] R v. Edwards and the more recent decision of R v. Callaghan as to the approach to be adopted when sentencing cases of manslaughter by way of diminished responsibility. "_

I couldn’t find the Callaghan case anywhere online. Does anyone have it?

Thanks for your help in advance

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Rook](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Richard\_Rook](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Richard_Rook)\
**Post date:** [20 September 2025 21:47 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/help-finding-a-case-r-v-callaghan-calocane/4288/2 "2025-09-20T21:47:27Z")

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Perhaps a transcription error for “Calocane” ? As in

[R v Calocane [2024] EWCA Crim 490](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/R_v_Calocane_(2024)_EWCA_Crim_490)

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**Author:** ![Joolsleeds](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/joolsleeds/32/56_2.png) [@Joolsleeds](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Joolsleeds)\
**Post date:** [21 September 2025 11:54 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/help-finding-a-case-r-v-callaghan-calocane/4288/3 "2025-09-21T11:54:36Z")

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That seems likely. The sentencing remarks are littered with transcription errors particularly of names. Thanks!