‘any alteration [of an indictment] in matters of description, and probably in many other respects, may be made in order to meet the evidence in the case as long as the amendment causes no injustice to the accused person’.
Citations:
[1951] 1 KB 53, (1950) 34 Cr App R 168
Statutes:
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Alibhai and Others CACD 30-Mar-2004
The defendants appealed against their convictions for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute counterfeit Microsoft products. They said that inadequate disclosure had been provided by Microsoft. The principal witness was a participating informant . .
Approved – Regina v Radley 1973
Lord Widgery CJ ‘one ought to give a fairly liberal meaning to the language of section 5’ . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.237903
