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Criminal law [2016] JCA 098A

Arthur -v- AG

Arthur -v- AG [2016] JCA 098A (26 May 2016)

The Court of Appeal held it had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal against the Attorney General’s decision to indict directly to the Royal Court.

  • Right to appeal
  • Direct indictment
  • Committal proceedings
  • Jurisdiction of court of appeal
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Criminal law [2014] 1 JLR 293

Att. Gen. v O'Driscoll

Att. Gen. v O'Driscoll [2014] 1 JLR 293 (04 March 2014)

The court held that the Attorney General may indict directly in the Royal Court, even after proceedings begin in the Magistrate’s Court, if there is good reason to do so.

  • Committal for trial
  • Direct indictment
  • Customary law powers
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Committal-for-trial
  • Direct-indictment
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 057

AG -v- X

AG -v- X [2014] JRC 057 (04 March 2014)

The Royal Court upheld the Attorney General’s power to indict a defendant directly, even after Magistrate’s Court proceedings had begun, and found no abuse of process.

  • Direct indictment
  • Committal process
  • Powers of attorney general
  • Arrest powers
  • Abuse of process
  • Fair trial
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