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[2002] 1 WLR 2870
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Amended – Practice Direction (Bail: Failure to surrender and trials in absence) CACD 22-Jan-2004
The court, amending the earlier direction, gave detailed guidance on how prosecutors and courts should deal with trials where defendants had failed to surrender to bail. Defendants must be made aware of the damage caused by failures to surrender. . .
Amended – Practice Direction (Crown court: Guidance to Jurors) CACD 23-Feb-2004
Where jurors had concerns about the behaviour of fellow jurors, they should bring these to the attention of the judge during the trial rather than after. Jurors should be told of this, but not in such a way as to encourage inappropriate criticism of . .
Cited – Practice Direction (Court of Appeal, Criminal Division: Listing) 8-Mar-2004
Counsel must give priority to a listing in the Court of Appeal over a commitment in a lower court. . .
Cited – Lobban, Regina v CACD 7-May-2004
The defendant appealed his conviction. A witness statement had been read, but he had wanted to cross examine her. The court was satisfied that her refusal to give evidence in person was through fear.
Held: In making the decision, the judge had . .
Amended – Practice Direction (Jury Service: Excusal) SC 22-Mar-2005
In view of the new categories of people may be called to jury service, the court gave amended guidelines on principles allowing excusal. The new categories might have greater responsibilities by way of public service commitments. Applications for . .
Cited – Practice Direction (Crime: Forms for use in criminal proceedings) SC 22-Mar-2005
A new schedule of forms to be used in all criminal cases after April 5 when the new rules come in was provided. Most forms remained unaltered, and where unaltered, existing forms could continue to be used. . .
Cited – Goodyear, Karl, Regina v CACD 19-Apr-2005
The defendant complained that he had pleaded guilty to a charge of corruption on the basis of an indication from the judge that he would not receive a custodial sentence. Having pleaded guilty he had then been sentenced to a six months prison . .
Cited – Regina v Kuimba CACD 12-Apr-2005
In dismissing the defendant’s appeal, the court expressed the view that the Appeal court should be more ready to use the powers given to deter hopeless appeals by ordering that while such applications were being processed, time spent in custody . .
Amended – Practice Direction (Criminal proceedings: Classification and allocation of busienss) SC 26-May-2005
A detailed Practice Direction was handed down as to the classification of offences to be used in deciding how criminal cases were to be allocated on committal to the Crown Court. . .
Cited – Kumar Ali v The State (Appeal 56 of 2004) and Leslie Tiwari v The State PC 2-Nov-2005
PC (Trinidad and Tobago) The Board was asked to determine the date from which an unsuccessful appellant’s sentence should run. Pending an appeal or whilst on remand, a prisoner would be held in less demanding . .
Cited – Erskine, Regina v; Regina v Williams CACD 14-Jul-2009
The defendants had been separately convicted of murder several years ago. They sought the quashing of the convictions and substitution of convictions for manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Held: The appeal of Erskine . .
Cited – Regina v Dougall CACD 13-May-2010
The defendant had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to corrupt in having provided inducements for the award of medical supplies contracts to Greece. He appealed against a sentence of twelve months imprisonment, saying that it should have been suspended . .
Cited – Robinson, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice CA 19-May-2010
The appellant had been released on licence during his sentence but then recalled. He contended that the effect of the newly introduced section 50A was a retrospective increase in his sentencce. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.193779