In exceptional cases, where judicial misconduct had been shown to have contributed to a wrongful conviction, it was proper for the Home Secretary to consider compensation for the defendant, and a policy excluding that as a possibility is unlawful.
Rose LJ and Richards J
Times 03-May-1999, [1999] EWHC Admin 320
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Criminal Justice Act 1988 133
England and Wales
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Cited – In re McFarland HL 29-Apr-2004
The claimant was convicted, imprisoned, and then his conviction was overturned. He sought compensation. He had pleaded guilty after being told by counsel to expect an adverse direction from the magistrate, following a meeting in private between . .
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Updated: 06 October 2021; Ref: scu.139584
