Att. Gen. v Holly [1982] JLR 111 (25 March 1982)

Att. Gen. v Holly [1982] JLR 111 (25 March 1982)

A judge's error in directing the jury on inferences from evidence does not vitiate the summing-up if, taken as a whole, the summing-up is fair and correct.

Citation
[1982] JLR 111
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Holly
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
25 March 1982
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Judge's Summing Up, Direction on Evidence, Inferences From Evidence, Fairness of Trial
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Judge's Summing Up Direction on Evidence Inferences From Evidence Fairness of Trial

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Holly

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an error in the judge's direction on inferences from evidence vitiates the summing-up if the summing-up is fair and correct overall

Ratio Decidendi

A judge's error in directing the jury on inferences from evidence does not vitiate the summing-up if, taken as a whole, the summing-up is fair and correct.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed