273 Custody for life for second listed offence

273  Custody for life for second listed offence

(1) Subsection (3) applies where—

(a) a court is dealing with an offender for an offence (“the index offence”) that is listed in Part 1 of Schedule 15,

(b) the index offence was committed on or after the relevant date,

(c) the offender is aged 18 or over but under 21 when convicted of the index offence, and

(d) the sentence condition and the previous offence condition are met.

(2) In subsection (1)(b), “relevant date”, in relation to an offence, means the date specified for that offence in Part 1 of Schedule 15.

(3) The court must impose a sentence of custody for life under section 272 unless the court is of the opinion that there are particular circumstances which—

(a) relate to—

(i) the index offence,

(ii) the previous offence referred to in subsection (5), or

(iii) the offender, and

(b) would make it unjust to do so in all the circumstances.

(4) The sentence condition is that, but for this section, the court would

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