The Judge was invited by both prosecution and defence to rule in advance of the case being opened whether there was a case to answer. He ruled that there was. The Defendant thereupon pleaded guilty. He appealed.
Held: The appeal failed. The cases in which it would be proper to rule on a submission of no case to answer before the end of the prosecution case were rare, and largely to be found where there was an objection to jurisdiction or an agreed statement of facts.
Citations:
[1988] Crim LR 463
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – N Ltd and Another, Regina v CACD 10-Jun-2008
The defence had requested and been give a ruling of no case to answer. The prosecutor now appealed saying that this had been before he had closed the prosecution case, and had been not with his consent.
Held: The prosecutor’s appeal succeeded. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.652236
