Prosecutor’s appeal against dismissal of charge of theft – refusal to admit bad character evidence – basis for interfering with finding of fact.
Held: The court will not usually interfere with findings of fact by magistrates unless there was no evidence to support those findings or they were such that no reasonable magistrates, directing themselves property and applying the proper considerations, could reach them
Citations:
[2007] EWHC 90 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions and Another Admn 22-May-2020
Short term possession of stun gun
The appellant challenged the decision of the justices finding him guilty on summary conviction of an offence of possession of a weapon designed or adapted for the discharge of electrical current for incapacitation contrary to s. 5(1)(b) and Schedule . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.248935