The court considered an application to withdraw an unequivocal guilty plea: ‘What is, of course, highly material is whether or not on the Crown case there was evidence to support the charge in the terms to which the plea was entered and whether or not the instructions given by the defendant at the time the plea was entered were consistent with the basis of the plea being put forward.’
References: [1998] EWCA Crim 528, 9701076/X4
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Regina v Mason CACD 18-Nov-2004 (, [2004] EWCA Crim 2848)
The defendant had entered a plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter, but now sought to vacate that plea. There had been a fight after a wedding reception. The defendant was said to have joined in a multi-handed attack on the victim. The defendant . .
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Last Update: 22 September 2020; Ref: scu.153402