Appeal from conviction of possession of indecent photographs of a child. Material on one count had been shown to the jury even though the judge had directed an acquittal on that charge.
Held: The material was prejudicial and the jury should not have seen it. The appeal succeeded. Since it was doubtful whether there would have been a prosecution at all without that same material, a retrial was not ordered.
[2011] EWCA Crim 461
Bailii
Criminal Justice Act 1988 160(1)
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.431255
