The appellant was convicted of s20, inflicting grievous bodily harm. . The grounds for appeal are that the judge wrongly gave the jury an adverse
Category: Caselaw
Majority Verdict Mistake – a writ of venire de novo – Patten [2018] EWCA Crim 2492
The appellant was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for indecent assault, indecency with a child and rape, and appealed against sentence. The Court identified an
Terminating Rulings – Email Undertaking – PY [2019] EWCA Crim 17
The prosecution brought an appeal against a binding ruling, under s58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and were required to give an “acquittal undertaking”.
Bad Character – Creating a False Impression – Fender [2018] EWCA Crim 2829
This appeal concerns the admissibility of bad character evidence to correct a false impression given by a defendant. The prosecution alleged a conspiracy to sell
Jury Retaining Transcripts of ABE – Sothilingham [2018] EWCA Crim 2884
This was a case where Counsel argued that the convictions were unsafe because the judge allowed the jury to retain a copy of the transcript
Lawrence [2018] EWCA Crim 2509 – Appealing 11 Years out of time
This case illustrated the serious difficulties in appealing a case 11 years out of time . The Court in refusing permission indicated Unsurprisingly after 11
