Regina (Shields-McKinley) v Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
05.04.2017
Practice Areas
Cases Citation
[2017] 1 WLR 3705
The case dealt with section 243 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“CJA 2003”) and the requirement for a sentencing Judge to state, in open court, the number of days taken into account whilst a prisoner was awaiting extradition. The High Court held that section 243 was compliant with Article 26 of the European Arrest Warrant Framework Decision (2002/584/JHA).