The combination of the 1996 Act and the Criminal Procedure Rules had or at least were designed to abolish what was known as trial by ambush.
Judges:
Thomas LJ, Henriques, Openshaw JJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Crim 1155, [2010] Crim LR 936
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Newell, Regina v CACD 30-Mar-2012
The appellant challenged the introduction in evidence of a previous inconsistent statement lodged on his behalf by counsel on a Plea and Case Management Form at a directions hearing.
Held: The appeal was allowed. An advocate plainly has . .
Cited – Regina v Rochford CACD 28-Jul-2010
The defendant appealed against sentence after being found in contempt. His lawyers had filed a defence statement, based on the defendant’s case, which the judge felt was inadequate. It was said that the defendant was in contempt after failing to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 18 August 2022; Ref: scu.416111
