The prosecutor had made an error in framing a charge against the defendant, who now appealed saying that it was a nullity. After reviewing the authorities, Hallet LJ noted that there was now ‘a clear judicial and legislative steer away from quashing an indictment and allowing appeals on a purely technical defect’.
Hallet LJ VP CACD, Sweeney J, Ziedman QC
[2013] EWCA Crim 1993
Bailii
England and Wales
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Cited – White v Regina CACD 15-Apr-2014
The defendant sought an extension of time for leave to appeal against his conviction for fraud. After his conviction there had been academic debate as to its basis, and the present application was not opposed. He had originally been charged under . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 25 November 2021; Ref: scu.517651