‘ These 20 appellants were convicted by a jury a Nottingham Crown Court on 14th December 2010 of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass. It is a case which has given rise to a great deal of justifiable public disquiet, which we share. Something went seriously wrong with the trial. The prosecution’s duties in relation to disclosure were not fulfilled. The result was that the appellants were convicted following a trial in which elementary principles which underpin the fairness of our trial processes were ignored. The jury were ignorant of evidence helpful to the defence which was in the possession of the prosecution but which was never revealed. As a result justice miscarried. Accordingly, at the end of the hearing yesterday the convictions were quashed. ‘
Citations:
[2011] EWCA Crim 1885, [2012] Crim LR 453
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 18 April 2022; Ref: scu.444835