It was wrong for a judge who was not prepared to stop the case himself to cast that responsibility on to the jury.
Judges:
Roskill LJ
Citations:
(1973) 58 Cr App R 348
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v SH CACD 3-Aug-2010
The prosecutor had appealed immediately against the judge’s withdrawal of a charge of racially aggravated use of insulting words or behaviour. The judge then ignored his obligation to continue the trial without mentioning the issue to the jury. He . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 01 April 2022; Ref: scu.421335