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Regina v Warley Magistrates Court, ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions; Same v Staines Magistrates Court, ex parte Same; Etc: QBD 13 May 1998

Once a guilty plea has been accepted in the Magistrates Court to an either way case, the Magistrates may still commit for sentence after hearing all factors including the defendant’s antecedents, but he should be allowed to make representations. Magistrates are to commit a defendant for sentence to the Crown Court only when satisfied that … Continue reading Regina v Warley Magistrates Court, ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions; Same v Staines Magistrates Court, ex parte Same; Etc: QBD 13 May 1998

Regina v Rafferty: CACD 30 Mar 1998

A defendant indicating guilt at the plea before venue hearing was entitled to greater discount for that guilty plea than a defendant entering plea at the pre trial review at Crown Court. Crown Courts are to reduce sentencing discounts accordingly. Citations: Times 09-Apr-1998, (1998) 2 Cr App R (S) 449, 450, [1998] EWCA Crim 1126 … Continue reading Regina v Rafferty: CACD 30 Mar 1998

Regina v South Ribble Justices ex parte Bolton: Admn 18 Jun 1999

Judges: Roch LJ, Collins J Citations: [1999] EWHC Admin 570 Links: Bailii Statutes:

Westminster City Council v Owadally and Another: Admn 17 May 2017

Defendant must plea to charge, and not counsel The defendants had, through their barrister, entered pleas of guilty, but the crown court had declared the convictions invalid because this had to have been done by the defendants personally, and remitted the cases and the confiscation proceedings to the Magistrates. The prosecutor Council now sought to … Continue reading Westminster City Council v Owadally and Another: Admn 17 May 2017