Jane Denton’s Case: 1823

Under the grand jury regime the indictment was authenticated by the delivery of the bill found to be a true bill by the grand jury.

Citations:

[1823] 168 ER 956, [1823] EngR 110, (1823) 1 Lewin 53

Links:

Commonlii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedClarke, Regina v; Regina v McDaid HL 6-Feb-2008
An indictment had not been signed despite a clear statutory provision that it should be. The defects were claimed to have been cured by amendment before sentence.
Held: The convictions failed. Sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the 1933 Act which . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.267614