For an appeal to succeed in respect of a trial judge’s exercise of discretion to refuse a change of plea from Guilty to Not Guilty: ‘It must be shown that the judge misdirected himself or took account of matters which he should not have taken account of or failed to take account of matters to which he should have had regard or that he exercised his discretion in a wholly unreasonable manner.’
Judges:
Mr Justice Butterfield Lord Justice Mantell
Citations:
[2004] EWCA (Crim) 492
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Mason CACD 18-Nov-2004
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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Criminal Practice
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.194329