Where a court decided that there was good reason to extend the custody time limit, but the prosecution had not proceeded with due diligence, the court could still extend the limit where the prosecution delay had not contributed to the need for the extension.
Citations:
Times 31-May-1999, [1999] EWHC Admin 454
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Statutes:
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 22(3)(a) 22(3)(b)
Cited by:
Cited – Regina (Gibson and Another) v Winchester Crown Court QBD 24-Feb-2004
The defendant challenged extension of the custody time limit, saying that the prosecuting authorities had not acted with due diligence to take the case forward.
Held: Though the prosecutor had not acted as required, in this case the actual . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.139718
