"From my assessment of Mr Muhammad, my review of the case papers that I have been provided with and my analysis of his medical records I do not form the opinion that any psychiatric condition significantly affected his capacity to form the necessary intent for the offence he is charged with."
"So would you submit that it's full PTPH credit?"
"It should be, I would submit there was a limited delay in that respect, and he should be given credit in accordance with a plea at PTPH."
"Where the sentencing court is satisfied that there were particular circumstances which significantly reduced the Defendant's ability to understand what was alleged or otherwise made it unreasonable to expect the Defendant to indicate a guilty plea sooner than was done, a reduction of one third should still be made."
"In circumstances such as in this case, where the appellant has an established history of mental ill-health and where mental illness was a relevant feature of the case in part because of the appellant's behaviour at the time of the offences and the comments he made in interview, it was entirely appropriate to seek the opinion of an independent forensic psychiatrist upon the appellant's state of mind at the time and upon his fitness to plead."
"In our judgment, this is a case to which this exception applies because it was unreasonable to expect the appellant to indicate his plea before Dr Rafiq had advised that he was fit to plead. Neither his solicitors nor his counsel were in a position to advise him properly before that time and it is clear that he pleaded guilty at the first opportunity after the report was received. Plainly this was not a case where the appellant was delaying his plea for tactical reasons. It follows that the appellant was entitled to a reduction of one-third."