Man jailed three times for Great Yarmouth murder loses appeal
Layden, formerly of South Quay in Yarmouth, was among five people convicted of murdering Mr Church, and he was given the 13-year minimum jail term before he could be considered for release.Last month, lawyers representing Layden told the appeal court his time spent on bail should be deducted from that part of the sentence.They said that if this time was considered, he would have served almost the whole of his minimum term and be eligible for parole.The judges rejected the appeal, saying Layden's time spent outside prison on bail was likely to have been "of considerable value" in persuading the Parole Board that he was no longer a danger to the public.In a judgment on Friday, Justice Baker said: "The fact of the matter is that, following his conviction for murder, the applicant has been at liberty for a period of about 18 months, albeit subject to an electronic curfew, when he would otherwise have remained in custody."Given the effect of a sentence of imprisonment for life, there could be no assumption that the applicant would have been released on the earlier date or at all."
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