| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 184 (Jan) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWCA Crim 794 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Laws LJ, Beatson and Blake JJ (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Brian Lett QC (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Mark Evans QC (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 28 January 2010 |
Catchwords
Criminal law - Trial - Direction to jury - Deceased being illegal immigrant from Vietnam - Deceased allegedly involved in robbery of cannabis crop - Defendant orchestrating interrogation and assault of deceased - Defendant convicted of manslaughter - Whether judge erring.
The Case
Criminal law Trial. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, allowed the defendant's appeal against conviction for manslaughter on the basis that in all the circumstances there was a want of due process and his conviction had been unsafe.
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