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Regina v Coates; Regina v Graves; Regina v Terry: CACD 30 Jul 2004

Each defendant had appealed. The appeals had been heard but the decisions not announced. One of the judges, Lord Justice Kay died.
Held: It was not open to the remaining judges to announce their decisions, whatever discussions had taken place before His Lordhsip’s death. The jurisdiction of the court was statutory, and that jurisdiction required a court of three.

Judges:

Judge LJ, Roderick Evans J, Pitchers J

Citations:

Times 24-Aug-2004, [2004] EWCA Crim 2253, [2004] 1 WLR 3043

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Supreme Court Act 1981 55

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedMurchison v Southend Magistrates’ Court Admn 24-Jan-2006
The defendant faced an accusation of having slapped a child in the street. The child’s carer had called the police to say that she thought the complaint a practical joke. The defendant did not give evidence. The magistrates retired and came back to . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.214195

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