Jimmy Boyle (artist) was named as a financial donor of the Labour Party. The character Nicky Dryden in the 1999 film "The Debt Collector" is reportedly loosely based on Boyle. He lives between France and Morocco with his second wife, Kate Fenwick, a British actress. They married in Marrakech, Morocco on 27 October 2007. Jimmy Boyle (artist) James Boyle (born 17 May 1944) is a Scottish gangster and convicted murderer who became a sculptor and novelist after his release from prison. In 1967, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of another gangland figure, William "Babs" Rooney, but released after 14
Murder in English law any other case, a person convicted of murder must be sentenced to imprisonment for life. Since the abolition of capital punishment, murder has carried a mandatory life sentence in English law. this comprises three elements: The tariff sets the minimum time that must be spent in prison before an offender can be considered for parole. Following the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in "T v UK" and the consequent statutory change (enacted as Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 s 60), the judge must indicate in open court the appropriate tariff for an offender aged under