The court upheld a Magistrate’s decision to proceed in the absence of a defendant.
Citations:
Unreported, 03 January 1999, CO 4013/99
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Johnson, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 8-Dec-2005
The defendant sought judicial review of a decision by the magistrates to proceed with criminal charges against him in his absence. He suffered confirmed depression. There were several adjournments.
Held: ‘despite the unsatisfactory and indeed . .
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Magistrates
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.238188