| 
R v Coonan (formerly Sutcliffe) | 
|   | 
  | 
| Issue:  | 
Whether a whole life tariff was appropriate for a man who committed multiple murders; the approach to mitigation on grounds of mental disorder when the jury had rejected a claim of diminished responsibility. | 
|   | 
  | 
| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
|   | 
  | 
| Reference:    | 
2010/3869/A8 | 
|   | 
  | 
| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2011] EWCA Crim 5 | 
|   | 
  | 
| Judge(s):  | 
Lord Judge CJ, Calvert-Smith and Griffith Williams JJ | 
|   | 
  | 
| Date:  | 
14 January 2011 |