Lord Parker CJ said: ‘In our judgment the direction given by Alderson B. is not intended to cover and does not cover a case where the prisoner can plead to the indictment and has the physical and mental capacity to know that he has the right of challenge and to understand the case as it proceeds.’
Citations:
[1959] 43 Cr App R 220
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Moyle v Regina CACD 18-Dec-2008
The defendant appealed from his conviction for murder. He said that he had not been fit to plead at the time of the trial. A medical report had said that whilst his responsibility was impaired, it had not been substantially so. The report warned of . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.279855