A conviction in a capital case may not stand in the absence of a proper direction on the standard of proof.
Citations:
[1958] 1 QB 1
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Derek William Bentley (Deceased) CACD 30-Jul-1998
The defendant had been convicted of murder in 1952, and hung. A court hearing an appeal after many years must apply laws from different eras to different aspects. The law of the offence (of murder) to be applied was that at the time of the offence. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.192070