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29 Jun 1988

Criminal law [1987] JLR 577

Att. Gen. v Devonshire Hotel Ltd.

Att. Gen. v Devonshire Hotel Ltd. [1987] JLR 577 (29 June 1988)

The court held that a centenier’s inquiry is not a judicial inquiry, so a decision not to charge cannot ground pleas of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict.

Autrefois acquit
Autrefois convict
Centenier's inquiry
Autrefois-acquit
Autrefois-convict
Centeniers-inquiry

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Att. Gen. v Devonshire Hotel Ltd.