Elish Angiolini QC, the Lord Advocate, is seeking a guideline from a five-judge appeal bench which would allow for “whole life” sentences and remove the sentencing discount of a third given in murder cases following a guilty plea.
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Angiolini calls for tougher sentences for worst criminals
Scotland’s most senior law officer has called on the appeal court to reverse the decision to allow criminals pleading guilty a sentencing discount and for those convicted of the most violent murders to die behind bars.
