Hall, R v [2003] EWCA Crim 3945 (12 December 2003)

Hall, R v [2003] EWCA Crim 3945 (12 December 2003)

The appellant was properly represented at trial; the evidence not adduced from Bowers, Simon Wood, and Nicholas Hall was rightly disregarded as its inclusion would not have assisted the defence and could have been detrimental. There is no reason to question the safety of the conviction.

Citation
[2003] EWCA Crim 3945
Parties
Prosecution: Regina; Appellant: Philip John Hall
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 December 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction Referred by Criminal Cases Review Commission
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Affray, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Admissibility of Evidence, Safety of Conviction, Forensic Strategy
Criminal Law Affray Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm Admissibility of Evidence Safety of Conviction Forensic Strategy

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Parties

Regina

Prosecution

Philip John Hall

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction Referred by Criminal Cases Review Commission

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether failure to adduce certain evidence rendered the conviction unsafe
  2. 2 Whether the appellant was properly represented at trial

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant was properly represented at trial; the evidence not adduced from Bowers, Simon Wood, and Nicholas Hall was rightly disregarded as its inclusion would not have assisted the defence and could have been detrimental. There is no reason to question the safety of the conviction.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed