Rex v Heyes: KBD 1951

For so long as a defendant remains in the charge of the jury he or she can only be acquitted or convicted by the verdict of the jury.

Citations:

[1951] 1 KB 29

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedKelleher, Regina v CACD 20-Nov-2003
The defendant, out of strong conviction, entered an art gallery and knocked the head from a statue of Margaret Thatcher.
Held: The court examined the breadth of the defence of ‘lawful excuse’ to a charge of criminal damage, and whether a court . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.222708