The defendant was charged with a common law conspiracy. It had been held that the only proper charge was of conspiracy to obtain by deception. The defendant was convicted upon an indictment which did not charge him accurately with the only offence for which he could properly be indicted.
Held: The misdescription of the offence in the statement of offence as a common law conspiracy to defraud had in the circumstances not the slightest practical significance and that there had been no actual miscarriage of justice
Citations:
[1984] AC 447, [1984] 1 All ER 619, (1984) 78 Cr App R 232
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Graham, Kansal, etc CACD 25-Oct-1996
The court discussed when it was appropriate for the Court of Appeal to substitute other lesser convictions, after the main conviction had been declared unsafe.
Held: After studying the authorities at length, the court felt that the various . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.183246