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

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

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.

Citation
[2003] JLR 623
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Capuano
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
18 November 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Case to Answer (no Case to Answer Submission)
Outcome
not specified
Legal Topics
Case to Answer, No Case to Answer, Jury Directions
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Case to Answer No Case to Answer Jury Directions

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Capuano

Respondent

Procedural Posture

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

Legal Issues

  1. 1 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

Ratio Decidendi

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.

Court Disposition

not specified