The court considered use of its powers to punish umeritorious appeals by defendants against sentence or conviction by ordering that time spent in prison before the appeal was heard should not count as time served. In these case, two defendants had counsel’s support in their renewed applications for leave to appeal, but not the other two who each suffered a loss of 28 days.
Judges:
Latham LJ, Mitting J, Teare J
Citations:
Times 16-Feb-2007
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.251414