Jersey Judgment

Sol. Gen. v McGuffie [1968] JJ 955 (06 August 1968)

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Appeals Against Conviction Jury Directions Burden of Proof

Citation: [1968] JJ 955
Status: Judgment
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Posture: Criminal Appeal / Appellate

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Posture: Criminal Appeal / Appellate

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Holding and result

An appellate court will not interfere with a jury's verdict if the jury was properly directed, unless the evidence is so poor that there is no case to answer.

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Sol. Gen.

Applicant

McGuffie

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Criminal Appeal / Appellate

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Whether appellate court should interfere with jury verdict when jury was properly directed
02
Whether poor quality of evidence justifies appellate intervention

Party arguments

Applicant: The conviction should be upheld as the jury was properly directed regarding the offence and burden of proof.
Respondent: The evidence was so poor that there was no case to answer, warranting appellate intervention.

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Sol. Gen. v McGuffie [1968] JJ 955

Appellate courts are reluctant to interfere with a jury's verdict if the jury was properly directed as to the ingredients of the offence and the burden of proof.
02
Sol. Gen. v McGuffie [1968] JJ 955

Appellate courts may interfere if the evidence is so poor that there is no case to answer.

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Ratio decidendi

An appellate court will not interfere with a jury's verdict if the jury was properly directed, unless the evidence is so poor that there is no case to answer.

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