Rees, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 487 (19 April 2023)

Rees, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 487 (19 April 2023)

The convictions are unsafe because the judge's indication regarding sentence, given in the absence of the defendant and outside the proper Goodyear procedure, created impermissible pressure on the appellant to plead guilty, undermining the safety of the convictions.

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Citation
[2023] EWCA Crim 487
Parties
Prosecution: Rex; Appellant: Geordan Anthony Rees
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Convictions quashed; no retrial ordered.
Legal Topics
Unsafe Conviction, Guilty Plea Pressure, Judicial Indication of Sentence, Goodyear Indication, Procedural Fairness
Criminal Law Unsafe Conviction Guilty Plea Pressure Judicial Indication of Sentence Goodyear Indication Procedural Fairness

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Parties

Rex

Prosecution

Geordan Anthony Rees

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant's guilty pleas were entered under impermissible pressure from the judge and defence counsel
  2. 2 Whether the judge's indication regarding sentence rendered the convictions unsafe

Ratio Decidendi

The convictions are unsafe because the judge's indication regarding sentence, given in the absence of the defendant and outside the proper Goodyear procedure, created impermissible pressure on the appellant to plead guilty, undermining the safety of the convictions.

Court Disposition

Convictions quashed; no retrial ordered.

Orders

  • Convictions quashed
  • No retrial to be held