Jersey Judgment

Att. Gen. v Capuano [2003] JLR 623 (18 November 2003)

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Case to Answer No Case to Answer Jury Directions

Citation: [2003] JLR 623
Status: Judgment
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Posture: Criminal / Case to Answer (no Case to Answer Submission)

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Posture: Criminal / Case to Answer (no Case to Answer Submission)

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A submission of no case to answer will succeed if, even accepting the prosecution's evidence at its highest, there is no evidence on which a reasonable jury properly directed could convict the defendant.

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Capuano

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Criminal / Case to Answer (no Case to Answer Submission)

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Whether there is a case to answer when, even if evidence is accepted, there is no evidence on which a reasonable jury properly directed can convict

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Applicant: The prosecution contends that there is sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to the jury.
Respondent: The defence submits that there is no case to answer as, even if the evidence is accepted, no reasonable jury properly directed could convict.

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Att. Gen. v Capuano [2003] JLR 623

No case to answer arises when, even if the evidence is accepted, there is no evidence on which a reasonable jury properly directed can convict.

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A submission of no case to answer will succeed if, even accepting the prosecution's evidence at its highest, there is no evidence on which a reasonable jury properly directed could convict the defendant.

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not specified

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