The defendant appealed agaist his conviction. The section referred to a sexual assault on a girl, but the offence alleged an offence against his son.
Held: The appeal failed. The Criminal Procedure Rules were directory in nature and not mandatory.
Davis LJ, Turner , Laing JJ
[2016] EWCA Crim 454, [2016] WLR(D) 249
Bailii, WLRD
Sexual Offences Act 1956 14(1) 15
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 14 January 2022; Ref: scu.562920
