Petch and Foye will now have their appeals heard under earlier guidelines A landmark legal ruling has cleared the way for people serving discretionary life sentences to challenge the length of time they must spend in Scots jails.
Appeal judges have overruled previous guidelines for setting the punishment part of discretionary life sentences and orders for lifelong restriction.
It follows appeals by rapist Robert Foye and paedophile Morris Petch.
They will now have their cases settled under earlier guidelines, which could see their minimum terms being reduced.
Appeal judges who made the ruling have now called on the Scottish Parliament to intervene with "a clear, well-considered legislative solution".
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