Johnson, R (on the application of) v Bristol Crown Court

Johnson, R (on the application of) v Bristol Crown Court

The application was dismissed because the reasons given by the Crown Court were sufficient, the decision was not perverse or against the weight of the evidence, there was no procedural impropriety amounting to unfairness or bias, and no violation of Article 6 or 8 rights was established.

Parties
Claimant: The Queen on the Application of Johnson; Defendant: Bristol Crown Court
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Battery, Procedural Fairness, Sufficiency of Reasons, Article 6 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Bias, Weight of Evidence
Criminal Law Judicial Review Human Rights Battery Procedural Fairness Sufficiency of Reasons Article 6 ECHR Article 8 ECHR +2 more

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Parties

The Queen on the Application of Johnson

Claimant

Bristol Crown Court

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Crown Court's decision was against the weight of the evidence
  2. 2 Whether there was procedural impropriety in the conduct of the hearing
  3. 3 Whether the reasons given by the Crown Court were defective or insufficient

Ratio Decidendi

The application was dismissed because the reasons given by the Crown Court were sufficient, the decision was not perverse or against the weight of the evidence, there was no procedural impropriety amounting to unfairness or bias, and no violation of Article 6 or 8 rights was established.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Renewed application for permission to appeal is dismissed