The defendant had faced only an indictment alleging a malcious wounding charge under s18. The judge had left to the jury the alternative of a conviction for the lesser s20 offence.
Held: The lesser charge should normally be included on the indictment expressly, but the judge had nevertheless been correct to leave the alternative to the jury, and the appeal failed.
Judges:
Sir Igor Judge, President
Citations:
Times 25-Oct-2005
Statutes:
Offences Against the Person Act 1861 18 20
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Wilson (Clarence); Regina v Jenkins HL 1983
The court considered the application of the section on alternative verdicts available to juries on a trial for attempted murder. The allegations in a charge under section 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 or under section 9(1)(b) of the . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.234549
