R v Duane Walker
The compensation orders were quashed because the applicant was sentenced on an accepted basis of plea that he did not cause any injury to the victims, and there was no causal link between his actions and the injuries. Therefore, the orders were manifestly excessive and wrong in principle.
- Parties
- Applicant: Duane Walker; Respondent: Rex
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 09 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence (compensation Order)
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed; compensation orders quashed.
- Legal Topics
- Affray, Compensation Orders, Sentencing, Joint Enterprise
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Parties
Duane Walker
Applicant
Rex
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence (compensation Order)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the compensation orders imposed on the applicant were manifestly excessive and/or wrong in principle given the accepted basis of plea that the applicant did not cause injury to the victims.
Ratio Decidendi
The compensation orders were quashed because the applicant was sentenced on an accepted basis of plea that he did not cause any injury to the victims, and there was no causal link between his actions and the injuries. Therefore, the orders were manifestly excessive and wrong in principle.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed; compensation orders quashed.
Orders
- Leave to appeal against compensation orders granted.
- Appeal allowed.
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