Latus, Regina v: CACD 19 Dec 2006

The defendant having been convicted of murder now wished to bring evidence of diminished responsibility to support an appeal for a substituted finding of manslaughter.
Held: The evidence should have been brought at the trial, and could not now be advanced.

Citations:

[2006] EWCA Crim 3187

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedRegina v Neaven CACD 15-May-2006
The defendant appealed his conviction for murder. Unknown to himself and his advisors he suffered schizophrenia at the time of the offence.
Held: The court upheld the paramount and fundamental importance of the principles in favour of one . .

Cited by:

CitedMoyle v Regina CACD 18-Dec-2008
The defendant appealed from his conviction for murder. He said that he had not been fit to plead at the time of the trial. A medical report had said that whilst his responsibility was impaired, it had not been substantially so. The report warned of . .
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Crime

Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.247437