Anthony Anderson is a British murderer. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988 after being found guilty of murdering two men during burglaries. The trial judge recommended that Anderson should remain in prison for a minimum of 15 years, which would have kept him in prison until at least 2003. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Anderson was later told by Home Secretary Michael Howard that he should serve a minimum of 20 years, which meant that he would not be paroled before 2008. Anderson saw this as a violation of his human rights, and took his case to the High Court in November 2002. His challenge was successful and the Law Lords decided that politicians should not be able to decide how long a life sentence prisoner remains behind bars. The European Court of Human Rights quickly agreed and the power of setting minimum terms was left with the courts. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... The Rt Hon. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... High Court usually refers to the superior court of a country or state. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints against States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by...

It is unknown whether Anderson is still in prison.