A judge should not put himself in the position of the jury as regards the decision of facts and that the proviso to the section would not apply where the judge decided facts instead of the jury.
Judges:
Lawrance J
Citations:
(1910) 4 Cr App R 179
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Derek William Bentley (Deceased) CACD 30-Jul-1998
The defendant had been convicted of murder in 1952, and hung. A court hearing an appeal after many years must apply laws from different eras to different aspects. The law of the offence (of murder) to be applied was that at the time of the offence. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.192074