Att. Gen. v Devonshire Hotel Ltd. [1987] JLR 577 (29 June 1988)
A centenier's inquiry is not a judicial inquiry; therefore, its decision not to charge or its belief in guilt cannot support pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.
- Citation
- [1987] JLR 577
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Devonshire Hotel Ltd.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 29 June 1988
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal
- Outcome
- plea of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict rejected
- Legal Topics
- Autrefois Acquit, Autrefois Convict, Centenier's Inquiry
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Devonshire Hotel Ltd.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a centenier's inquiry constitutes a judicial inquiry for the purposes of pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict
Ratio Decidendi
A centenier's inquiry is not a judicial inquiry; therefore, its decision not to charge or its belief in guilt cannot support pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.
Court Disposition
plea of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict rejected
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