R V Secretary Of State For The Home Department Ex P Doody
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Doody 1 AC 531 was an important English public law case concerning applications for judicial review made by four prisoners serving mandatory life sentences. The Home Secretary refused to release the convict after serving his minimum term, but gave no reason for the decision.
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