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Rex v Barron: CCA 26 Mar 1914

To establish a plea of autrefois acquit it must be shewn either that the defendant had been previously acquitted of the same offence, or could have been convicted at the previous trial of the offence with which he is subsequently charged, or that the two offences are substantially the same.

[1914] UKLawRpKQB 79, (1914) 2 KB 570
Commonlii
England and Wales
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CitedHallam, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice SC 30-Jan-2019
These appeals concern the statutory provisions governing the eligibility for compensation of persons convicted of a criminal offence where their conviction is subsequently quashed (or they are pardoned) because of the impact of fresh evidence. It . .

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Criminal Practice

Updated: 01 January 2022; Ref: scu.670805

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