26 August 2021 Wiebke Morgan 1986 Case Updates Popoola v The Queen [2021] EWCA Crim 842, 2021 WL 02380274 byWiebke Morgan The issue: In this appeal against sentence the issue was whether the judge, in determining the appropriate minimum term to be served under a life sentence imposed for murder, gave sufficient weight to the fact that the appellant was aged only 18 years 9 months at the time of the offence. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags PsychiatryNeurologySentencingNeuropsychiatryHead InjuryMitigation06. Rules and Regulations Related articles Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts An expert report that is almost worse than useless If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process Qing Li & Ors v Fan Demetris Yuan & Anor [2026] EWHC 272 (Comm) Switch article Director of Public Prosecutions v Kenna [2020] IECA 265 Previous Article Dulson v Popovych [2021] EWHC 1515 (QB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.