Stewart’s appeal against his life sentence was reviewed by five senior judges and was reduced Friday. He will now serve a minimum of 35 years.
Amjad Malik QC, for Stewart, argued that the philosophy was not justified in the circumstances of the case.
In a ruling on Friday, Lord Burnett and the four other judges said Stewart was “not one of the rare cases” where a life sentence should be imposed.
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