REGINA v ALEX SMITH

REGINA v ALEX SMITH

Applicant's guilty pleas, direct knowledge of coins' counterfeit status, and lack of reliable factual basis for entrapment or disclosure failures render convictions safe; extraordinary delay and lack of compelling merits preclude extension of time, variation of grounds, or admission of fresh evidence.

Parties
Prosecution: Regina; Applicant: Alex Smith
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 January 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
renewed application for leave to appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Abuse of Process, Entrapment, Disclosure, Fresh Evidence, Guilty Plea, Counterfeiting
Criminal Law Abuse of Process Entrapment Disclosure Fresh Evidence Guilty Plea Counterfeiting

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Parties

Regina

Prosecution

Alex Smith

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether extraordinary delay and procedural failures justify extension of time for appeal
  2. 2 Whether alleged entrapment by a journalist amounts to abuse of process
  3. 3 Whether non-disclosure of material undermining prosecution witness credibility renders conviction unsafe

Ratio Decidendi

Applicant's guilty pleas, direct knowledge of coins' counterfeit status, and lack of reliable factual basis for entrapment or disclosure failures render convictions safe; extraordinary delay and lack of compelling merits preclude extension of time, variation of grounds, or admission of fresh evidence.

Court Disposition

renewed application for leave to appeal dismissed

Orders

  • applications to extend time, vary grounds, and adduce fresh evidence refused