Fox v R
Fox v R is a 2002 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Saint Kitts and Nevis for capital punishment to be the mandatory sentence for murder. The JCPC held that because the Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis prohibits "inhuman or degrading punishment", following a murder conviction, a trial judge must have discretion to impose a lesser penalty than death by hanging; capital punishment may be applied only in those cases that contain aggravating factors as compared to other murder cases.
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Fox v R
Fox v R is a 2002 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Saint Kitts and Nevis for capital punishment to be the mandatory sentence for murder. The JCPC held that because the Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis prohibits "inhuman or degrading punishment", following a murder conviction, a trial judge must have discretion to impose a lesser penalty than death by hanging; capital punishment may be applied only in those cases that contain aggravating factors as compared to other murder cases.
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Fox v R is a 2002 Judicial Com ...... l from Belize and Saint Lucia.
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[2002] UKPC 13, [2002] 2 AC 284, [2002] 2 WLR 1077
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2002-03-11
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Berthill Fox, Appellant v The Queen, Respondent
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Capital punishment; inhuman or degrading punishment
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Fox v R
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
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Fox v R is a 2002 Judicial Com ...... ompared to other murder cases.
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