Index card R (Kim) v Governor of HMP Wandsworth

R (Kim) v Governor of HMP Wandsworth

Hearings

England & Wales

21 Mar 2024 [2024] EWHC 645 (Admin); [2024] 4 WLR 34; [2024] 2 Cr App R 14; [2024] WLR(D) 143, KBD (Pepperall J)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Detention on remand — Order for release — Claimant pleading guilty to offence and receiving prison sentence but court ordering release because of time served on remand — Claimant detained in custody pending pre-release checks — Urgent communications by claimant’s solicitors seeking release of claimant ignored — Out of hours judge issuing writ of habeas corpus — Whether continued detention after original order for release unlawful

[2024] EWHC 645 (Admin); [2024] 4 WLR 34; [2024] 2 Cr App R 14; [2024] WLR(D) 143, KBD

Commentary

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