The court considered as an additional ground allowing the withdrawal of an abandonment of an appeal: ‘bad advice given by some legal advisor which has resulted in an unintended, ill considered decision to abandon the appeal’.
Judges:
Judge LJ, nHunt J and Keith J
Citations:
[2002] EWCA Crim 1630
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Medway CACD 1976
The court had jurisdiction to give an applicant or appellant leave to withdraw a notice of abandonment of appeal or application for leave to appeal only where the notice of abandonment can be treated as a nullity.
Lawson J said: ‘The answer to . .
Cited by:
Cited – Ahmed, Regina v CACD 29-Jul-2010
The defendant had lodged an appeal from his conviction, but then abandoned it. He now sought to have that treated as a nullity.
Held: The application had not shown grounds which might allow the withdrawal of the abandonment, and was refused. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.620168