The appellant had faced trial at the Crown Court for the aggravated offence under section 3 of the 1991 Act, but had pleaded guilty to the lesser offence under section 4.
Held: The appeal was allowed. The section 4 offence was a summary only offence, and the Crown Court had acted in excess of jurisdiction.
Judges:
Hooper, Etherton LJJ, Cranston J
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Crim 1178
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Regina v Williams CACD 23-Jun-2011
The defendant appealed against his conviction. He had been tried at the Crown Court for being in charge of a dog which caused injury whilst dangerously out of control. In being found not guilty of that offence, he had been convicted of a lesser . .
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Crime
Updated: 30 July 2022; Ref: scu.347428
