Where a defendant had been committed for trial in custody, and the trial had been begun only one day within the custody time limits, but then, three months into the trial, the trial had to be abandoned, the jury discharged and a re-trial ordered, an application to apply the time limits was refused. The custody time limits applied explicitly only to the preliminary stages of the process before the jury was sworn.
Citations:
Gazette 30-Jun-1999, Times 05-Jul-1999, [1999] EWHC Admin 557
Links:
Statutes:
Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985 22(3)(b)
Criminal Practice
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.139821
