The court regretted the practice which had grown of prosecuting counsel make comments to the jury about the law when making his opening address. This was a matter for the judge save where agreed with the judge. Also, once a judge had made a ruling it was inappropriate for counsel to continue to press the point. His remedy was in the court of appeal.
Judges:
Judge LJ, Rafferty J, Sir Douglas Brown
Citations:
Times 28-Sep-2005, [2005] EWCA Crim 2016
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 04 July 2022; Ref: scu.230363
