In this case a request for permission to appeal was referred to the Full Court on the issue of the refusal of the complainant to hand over her mobile where there was…
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R. v Timmis (Paul Anthony)[2021] EWCA Crim 159 – Bad Character Previous acquittals
This permission to appeal case dealt with the interesting issue of what to do with the evidence of acquittals before a previous jury . Clearly a Defendant cannot be re-tried for the…
R v SL 2021] EWCA Crim 178 – Reminding of the Jury of ABE errors do not necessarily render a conviction unsafe
In a Sexual Offence Case a Jury wanted a reminder of aspects of the ABE evidence . This was properly done as required in Open Court and the Judge proceeded to repeat…
R. (on the application of Financial Conduct Authority) v Abdel-Malek – Not the role of the Court of assess the “Feel of a Trial “
This was an appeal in a complex fruad case , the Court carefully assessed the fresh evidence to determine whether this would have an impact on the safety of the conviciton but…
Jeremy Bamber – The story yet to be told ?
In the history of criminal convictions in the modern era, there remains one mystifying tragedy and story which still seems to catch the public imagination namely the case almost universally colloquially referred…
Jury Keeping a Copy of the ABE – Sothilingham [2018] EWCA Crim 2884
This case involved a re-trial in relation to murder and wounding with intent . It is unecessary dwell too much on the facts but there arose an issue whether the ABE of…
Bad Character – Evidence to Correct a False Impression – R v Fender [2018] EWCA Crim 2829
The case related to a false impression given by a Defendant and whether the prosecution were entitled to call evidence to correct it . The prosecution alleged conspiracy to sell prohibited weapons…
Victor Nealon – 14 Years to find out it was not your DNA
Fresh Enquiry Exposes Failings Over 14 years ago Victor Nealon was convicted of the attempted rape of a complainant , the crown relying on identification evidence and ostensibly linking the …