Peter Sutcliffe Trial Judge
Tuesday april 14 1981.
Peter sutcliffe trial judge. Mr justice boreham told the killer. They find sutcliffe guilty of thirteen counts of murder and the attempted murder of seven othersthe judge sentences sutcliffe to life for each murder and recommends a minimum tariff of thirty years. But judge mr. His trial judge described him as beyond redemption and sutcliffe became one of the uks few criminals to receive a whole life term giving.
Sir michael havers peter sutcliffe convinced psychiatrists and in turn the countrys most senior prosecuting lawyers that he was not guilty of murder because he thought he was on a mission from god. After 15 days the jury took almost six hours to reach their verdicts. Peter sutcliffe convinced psychiatrists and in turn the countrys most senior prosecuting lawyers that he was not guilty of murder because he thought he was on a mission from god. During a four minute hearing both defence and prosecution lawyers agreed to the transfer fearing sutcliffe might not get a fair hearing before a yorkshire jury.
Sutcliffe went on trial at the old bailey in may 1981 where he claimed he had been directed by god to kill prostitutes. The jury had to decide whether at the time of the killings he believed he. Transfer to old bailey for trial at leeds crown court the judge ruled that peter sutcliffe would go on trial in londons old bailey criminal court april 29 1981. Peter sutcliffe convinced psychiatrists and in turn the countrys most senior prosecuting lawyers that he was not guilty of murder because he thought he was on a mission from god.
Yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe with beard is shown leaving court under heavy police guard after giving evidence after which james castello a fellow inmate in parkhurst jail attacked him. On 22 may 1981 after six hours of deliberation the jury give a majority verdict of 10 2 finding him sane. But judge mr justice boreham was not convinced and ordered the shocking case be put before a jury which went on to convict the yorkshire ripper of the most serious. Judge mr justice boreham presided over the high profile trial of peter sutcliffe in 1981 at the old bailey.