The defendant appealed the decision of the district judge when adjourning his case for a second psychiatric report with a view to hispossible committal to hospital, saying that this would deprive him of his right to a trial.
Held: In cases alleged insanity either at the time of the offence or at trial, the magistrates had power to make a committal order rather than to proceed to a verdict.
Judges:
Hughes LJ, Treacy J
Citations:
[2007] EWHC 1582 (Admin), Times 13-Aug-2007, [2007] 1 WLR 3119, [2008] 1 Cr App R 2, [2007] 4 All ER 407
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health, Magistrates
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.254480
