Att. Gen. v Kean [2013] 2 JLR_Note 33 (15 October 2013)
The court may order disclosure of a defendant's medical records if necessary to determine fitness to plead.
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Kean
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 15 October 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Interlocutory
- Outcome
- interlocutory order
- Legal Topics
- Fitness to Plead, Disclosure of Medical Records
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Kean
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the defendant's medical records should be disclosed in the context of determining fitness to plead.
Ratio Decidendi
The court may order disclosure of a defendant's medical records if necessary to determine fitness to plead.
Court Disposition
interlocutory order
Orders
- Disclosure of defendant's medical records ordered for the purpose of assessing fitness to plead.
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