Chauhan & Anor, R. v

Chauhan & Anor, R. v

Despite the judge's delay and brevity in providing reasons for dismissing the submission of no case to answer, there was sufficient evidence for the case to go to the jury, the summing-up was adequate, and the convictions were safe. The appeals were therefore dismissed.

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Parties
Respondent: Regina; Appellant: Manoj Chauhan; Appellant: Terence Croft
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
05 July 2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Conspiracy, Fraud by False Representation, Sufficiency of Reasons, Summing Up, Safety of Conviction
Criminal Law Conspiracy Fraud by False Representation Sufficiency of Reasons Summing Up Safety of Conviction

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Parties

Regina

Respondent

Manoj Chauhan

Appellant

Terence Croft

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge's delay and sufficiency of reasons for dismissing the submission of no case to answer rendered the convictions unsafe
  2. 2 Whether there was a case to answer against the appellants at the close of the prosecution case
  3. 3 Whether the summing-up was deficient and led to an unsafe conviction

Ratio Decidendi

Despite the judge's delay and brevity in providing reasons for dismissing the submission of no case to answer, there was sufficient evidence for the case to go to the jury, the summing-up was adequate, and the convictions were safe. The appeals were therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeals of both appellants are dismissed