The appellant was to be tried at the Crown court, facing one either way offence and other summary offences. The indictable offence was withdrawn. He now said that the Crown Court had not had jurisdiction to proceed.
Held: Once an indictment was correctly preferred and signed, it remain valid.
Judges:
McCombe LJ, Griffith Williams J, Judge Goss QC
Citations:
[2013] EWCA Crim 2596, [2014] WLR(D) 38, [2014] 1 Cr App R 25, [2014] 1 WLR 2027
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 28 December 2022; Ref: scu.535474
