Magistrates had announced a case to be proved, but had then been persuaded to reconsider their verdict.
Held: The magistrates became functus officio, and had no remaining jurisdiction to substitute a different verdict, either way.
Citations:
[1963] 2 QB 816
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Distinguished – Steward v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 30-Jul-2003
Magistrates announced that there was no case to answer, but then agreed evidence was put before them which clearly undermined the basis of that decision.
Held: It was open to the magistrates to correct their mistake immediately. The . .
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Magistrates
Updated: 25 March 2022; Ref: scu.186521
