The commencement of a prosecution was held to be ‘the information and proceeding before the magistrate’.
Citations:
(1797) 1 East PC 186
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Rockall v Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Admn 22-Mar-2007
The defendant appealed against his conviction under the Act, saying that the proceedings had been issued late. The issue was the calculation of the date when proceedings were begun.
Held: There was no justification for reading the wording of . .
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Criminal Practice, Magistrates
Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.258450