Section 3 of the 1957 Act spells out the function of the judge and jury at the trial. The section is dealing with the trial, not the appeal.
Judges:
Glidewell LJ
Citations:
[1995] Crim LR 425
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Considered – Regina v Whitfield CACD 1976
The court declined to apply the proviso to allow conviction of the defendant where the judge had given a msidirection, saying that to do so would be to determine the issue otherwise than by verdict of the jury. . .
Cited by:
Cited – Van Dongen and Another, Regina v CACD 5-Jul-2005
The defendant brothers appealed convictions for murder. They had pleaded self defence. The injuries on the deceased suggested a substantial number of wounds were inflicted when he was in a curled up defensive post.
Held: The provocation . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.228495