The appellant was convicted of s20, inflicting grievous bodily harm. . The grounds for appeal are that the judge wrongly gave the jury an adverse inference direction under s34 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, that having… Read More ›
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 irregularity at trial. A juror had been discharged, after the complainant’s evidence, due to illness…. Read More ›
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”. The prosecution notified the court of its intention to appeal and gave the acquittal undertaking… Read More ›
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 prohibited weapons and that the appellant had been present at a flat in order to… Read More ›
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 of a complainants ABE interview in relation to a specific incident. He argued that there… Read More ›
This case illustrated the serious difficulties in appealing a case 11 years out of time . The Court in refusing permission indicated Unsurprisingly after 11 years, recollection of events is diminished, papers are destroyed and the pursuit of a proper… Read More ›
This is a crucial decision for Appeal Lawyers or those who’s eek to have their convictions over turned . The court has made clear that fresh grounds are not to be added unless there are exceptional circumstances . The Court… Read More ›
This case deals with the sort of illness which will allow the Court to conclude a Defendant is not fit to give evidence and cannot get a fair trial . The Court noted that The second point which requires emphasis… Read More ›
This case is a reminder of the principles established in Jogee and Johnson & Others that to appeal on the basis of a change in the law out of time the Court of Appeal will need to be satisfied that… Read More ›
The Court determined DNA Evidence alone can lead to a conviction but it depends on the circumstances The facts of this appeal require us to determine the position when a defendant’s DNA profile at the scene is the only evidence…. Read More ›
